Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday said, “The state government decided to impose stricter restrictions. Maharashtra reported the highest cases of Delta Plus variant of coronavirus and one death.
According to a media report – the government announced state-level triggers for imposing restrictions in administrative units irrespective of weekly positivity rate and oxygen bed occupancy percentage. This implies that all administrative units, including Pune and Thane, will be placed under a minimum of level 3 restrictions.
On Friday, Maharashtra saw its first death from the new Delta strain, which has been labeled as a ‘variant of concern’ by the Union Health Ministry.
Health Minister of Maharashtra also said that “Out of 21 Delta Plus COVID-19 variant patients in Maharashtra, one 80-year-old with co-morbidities has died.”
“Other patients infected with the new variant are under treatment and recovering. All are in stable condition. Some of them have even recovered from the infection.” Tope added.
According to the media report, around 50 cases of the Delta Plus variant of COVID-19 have been recorded across 11 states in India so far. States which have identified such cases include Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Gujarat, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, and Karnataka.