95 more Delta variant cases detected
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, July 31 2021:
Institute of Bioresources & Sustainable Development (IBSD), Manipur has confirmed detection of 95 samples out of 96 positive cases of Delta variant of Covid-19 during its maiden genome sequencing operation conducted in association with ILS, Bhubaneshwar.
According to a source, IBSD received 96 samples from RIMS, Shija Hospitals and Babina Diagnostic Centre from the government for the maiden tests out of which seven of the samples were collected in RIMS in June.
Recently, IBSD Imphal was approved as one of the 28 regional laboratories under Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), a multi-laboratory, multi-agency, Pan-India network to monitor genomic variations in the SARS-CoV-2 by a sentinel sequencing effort.
The network carries out whole genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 virus across the nation, aiding the understanding of how the virus spreads and evolves.