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Five people have died and as many as 66 have been found infected with the Delta Plus variant of COVID-19 in Maharashtra so far, the state health department disclosed on Friday.</p>
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Seven of these patients were aged under 18, they added.</p>
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The COVID-19 Delta Plus variant, considered highly infectious, was detected during genome sequencing of swab samples sent from different parts of the state.</p>
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Among those who died, was a 63-year-old fully vaccinated woman from Mumbai. This is the first death due to the Delta Plus variant in the country&rsquo;s&nbsp; commercial capital.</p>
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Following the woman&#39;s death in Mumbai, at least two of her close contacts were also found infected with the Delta Plus variant, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official.</p>
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A resident of Mumbai&#39;s suburban Ghatkopar area, the woman died on July 27 in the ICU of a hospital. The genome sequencing report that came in on August 11 showed that it was a Delta Plus variant infection, the official said.</p>
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The woman had taken both the doses of the Covishield vaccine, but tested Covid positive on July 21, he said.</p>
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According to a health department statement, a 50-year-old woman from Thane was found coronavirus positive on July 22 and her report received on Friday revealed she was also infected with the Delta Plus variant.</p>
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The woman had mild symptoms and she has since recovered, the statement said.</p>
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Among the five deaths linked to the Delta Plus variant, two patients were from Maharashtra&#39;s Ratnagiri district and one each from Raigad, Beed and Mumbai, the health department said, according to news agency Press Trust of India.</p>
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The maximum number of Delta Plus patients – 13 – belong to Jalgaon in north Maharashtra followed by Ratnagiri at 12 and Mumbai at 11, the health department said.</p>
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