FLiRT COVID Variant: Maharashtra Records 91 Cases of KP.2 Variant of Omicron, Including 51 in Pune, Says Health Department
Maharashtra has so far recorded 91 cases of the KP.2 variant of Omicron, including 51 in Pune, the health department said on Monday.
Mumbai, May 13: Maharashtra has so far recorded 91 cases of the KP.2 variant of Omicron, including 51 in Pune, the health department said on Monday. State's genome sequencing coordinator, Dr Rajesh Karyakarte, said this is in addition to JN.1, KP.2 and KP.1.1 sub-variants of Omicron that have been recorded in Maharashtra. He said both KP.2 and KP.1.1 are sub-lineages of JN.1. FLiRT COVID Variant: What Are the Symptoms of the Current COVID Variant? Is it More Dangerous? Everything You Need to Know
Thane has recorded 20 cases of KP.2 sub-variant of Omicron, seven each in Amravati and Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, two in Solapur and one each in Sangli, Latur, Ahmednagar and Nashik, he added. The health department said Maharashtra on Monday recorded six new cases of COVID-19 with three each in Mumbai and Pune city.
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