READ | Covid third wave likely to hit India late: Govt's expert panel chief NK Arora on ICMR study Dixit said that so far no case of Delta Plus variant had been found in the district.
He, however, said the genome sequencing is aimed at finding out the type of the variant. So far, Indore has recorded 1.52 lakh infections cases and 1,390 deaths.
Earlier, Madhya Pradesh Medical Education Minister Vishvas Sarang had said that at least eight cases of Delta Plus variant had been found in the state.
Of them, two patients - one each at Ujjain and Ashok Nagar districts - have died, officials said. Delta Plus cases in India So far, 51 cases of Delta Plus have been detected across 12 states, with highest number of infections in Maharashtra.