Harsh Goenka, chairman of RPG Group, took to microblogging site Twitter on Sunday to inform that 60% of the COVID-19 positive cases in Mumbai are of the delta variant and 40% of the cases have been traced.
Attempting to break a common misconception, the businessman said that most people have the impression that more than 90% of the cases detected are of the Omicron type.
later detected The type of coronavirus is Omicron, which is spreading with the highest number of Covid cases in the country. It was first detected in South Africa and has been the fuel of the third Covid wave in India.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated Omicron as a ‘type of concern’.
The delta variant was responsible for the second wave of the coronavirus in India, with the highest number of deaths and hospitalizations. The Omicron version hasn’t caused much hospitalization yet.
Goenka cited the findings to a laboratory that conducts S gene drop tests and urged people to ‘be careful and stay safe’.
“According to a lab that does S gene drop off tests, tell me that, according to their records, 60% of cases in Mumbai are still delta and 40% are Omicron. Most people are thinking that Omicron is more than 90%. And that explains the high deaths. Be careful and be safe!” Read the businessman’s tweet.
The chairman of RPG Group in his tweet also highlighted the increasing number of COVID related deaths in the country.
7,895 new Covid-19 cases and 11 deaths Reported In Mumbai over a 24-hour period, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. Maximum City has 60,371 active COVID-19 cases.
41,327 new covid Maharashtra reported 29 cases and deaths today, which is less than the 42,462 Covid cases reported on Saturday. With this, the state health department data shows that the active caseload stands at 2,65,346.
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