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Delta Plus variant of Covid is in the Balearic Islands

Microbiology Laboratory at Son Espases Hospital, Palma.

Microbiology Laboratory at Son Espases Hospital, Palma. | Pere Bota

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporterBalearic Islands17/11/2021 09:11
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The first two cases of the Delta Plus variant of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the Balearic Islands.

The Microbial Genomics Unit at Son Espases University Hospital discovered two cases of AY.4.2 during random testing of around 90 samples taken in the Balearic Islands between November 1 and 7, 2021.

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53 cases of Delta Plus have been confirmed via sequencing nationwide and 11 of them were from random sampling, according to the Centre for the Coordination of Emergencies & Health Alerts.

The Conselleria de Salut i Consum says that although this new subvariant is 10-15% more contagious it does not appear to be more aggressive than the standard Delta variant that’s present in the Balearics and it's not more resistance to the Covid vaccines.

The Microbiology Laboratory at Son Espases Hospital will continue with genomic sequencing studies to follow the evolution and surveillance of the coronavirus pandemic in the Balearic Islands.

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