Five cases of Kappa variant of Covid-19 reported in Gujarat: Health department
July 24, 2021
Gandhinagar: State health department of Gujarat today said five cases of Kappa variant of Covid-19 have been reported in Gujarat including 3 cases in Jamnagar, 1 case in Godhra and 1 case in Mahesana.
The department in a short brief to media said: Kappa variant ahs been detected in genome sequencing of positive cases reported during the months of March and June.
This variant as per ICMR guideline is variant of interest and not variant of concern.
Contact tracing of all persons who came into contact of such cases has been carried out and none contact has been found with symptoms.
The State health department has carried out intense surveillance in related areas. DeshGujarat
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