Uttar Pradesh: Two test positive for Kappa variant of COVID-19

Uttar Pradesh: Two test positive for Kappa variant of COVID-19

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Friday, July 09, 2021, 03:11 PM IST
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Two individuals in Uttar Pradesh have reportedly tested positive for the Kappa variant of COVID-19. The mutation which the World Health Organisation classifies as a 'variant of interest' was detected in two individuals after genome sequencing of over 100 samples at the KGMU hospital.

Further details awaited.

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