The National Institute of Public Health (INSP) reported, on Thursday, the first death in Romania of a person infected with the Delta (Indian) variant of Covid.
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According to the quoted source, until June 20, they were detected in Romania 44 cases with the Delta variant.
“At this moment, there is no evidence of sustained community transmission, in Romania, of the Delta variant. ” – is shown in the INSP communiqué.
Death of the person infected with the Delta variant of Covid-19 occurred in Argeș County. It is about a 72-year-old woman who was not vaccinated against Covid-19 and had not traveled abroad. She died at the Pitesti County Hospital, on June 18.
The Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, first detected in India and highly contagious, would account for 90% of new cases of COVID-19 in the European Union by the end of August, the European Center for Prevention said on Wednesday. and Disease Control (ECDC), calling on vigilance, transmit AFP and dpa.
“It is very likely that the Delta version will circulate widely during the summer, especially among young people who are not targeted for vaccination, warned Andrea Ammon, ECDC director, in a statement quoted by Agerpres.
