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Delta variant: 5 diagnosed, 3 more suspected

29 Jun 2021

By Buddhika Samaraweera   About five patients infected with Covid-19 have been diagnosed with the Indian Delta B.1.617.2 variant, while three other patients too are suspected to have been infected with the same strain, according to the Ministry of Health. Speaking to The Morning yesterday (29), Deputy Director General of Public Health Services and Disaster Preparedness and Response Division Head Dr. Hemantha Herath said that so far only the five patients have been confirmed as having been infected with the Delta variant. He said the Health Ministry, as of last evening, had not received any information regarding the three suspected patients. The Delta variant had also been detected from a resident in Jayaliyagama in Kahathuduwa on 28 June. According to area Medical Officer of Health (MOH) Danuka Padmaraja, who spoke to the media on 28 June, the male patient (47) had undergone a PCR test in Colombo, following which the sample had been directed to the University of Sri Jayewardenepura for genetic sequencing. After genetic sequencing, the said patient was found to have been infected with the Delta variant and he is currently receiving treatment at the Covid-19 treatment centre in Polonnaruwa. Padmaraja also said that around 50 families in the area had been directed to home quarantine and added that random PCR tests will be conducted in the area. The Delta variant, which is said to be 50% more transmissible than the currently spreading UK Alpha B.1.1.7 variant, was, for the first time in Sri Lanka, detected from a community sample on 17 June. According to University of Sri Jayewardenepura Allergy, Immunology, and Cell Biology Unit Director Dr. Chandima Jeewandara, the said variant had first been detected from among five community samples obtained from the Dematagoda area in Colombo.

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