After a long period of quiet, Maharashtra is now seeing an upsurge in Covid cases. It is also the first place in India where a novel Omicron subvariant EG.5.1 has been identified. Covid cases are starting to rise in Maharashtra again after a long lull. A novel Omicron subvariant EG.5.1 has been identified there for the first time ever Dr. Rajesh Karyakarte claims.
That EG.5.1 was discovered in Maharashtra in May. Senior scientist at Pune’s BJ Medical College and coordinator for the state’s genome sequencing program.
Because there was no appreciable increase in Covid in June or July. This sub-variant did not appear to have any meaningful consequences two months after it was found. Mumbai has the most active cases in the state with 43.
Followed by Pune with 34 and Thane with 25 Palghar, Sangli, Solapur, Raigad, and Satara each have one case open at the moment. A top state official stated. To come to a decision. We must observe the scenario for a week. From June to September, all respiratory infections exhibit an increase.
According to Dr. Ameet Dravid, an infectious diseases expert from Noble Hospital in Pune. In the past 15 days, we have observed over 10 cases of Covid.
