Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 is sweeping through Colombo at an alarming speed, Director of the Department of Immunology & Molecular Medicine at Sri Jayewardenepura University says.
In a tweet, Dr. Chandima Jeewandara stated that the PCR samples from Colombo have revealed that more than 75% of the patients detected within the last week are infected with the Delta strain.
However, only 19.3% of Delta COVID-19 cases were detected during the first week of July, he said further.
In what he called the “ultrafast spread” of the Delta variant in Colombo, Dr. Jeewandara also showed a graph depicting how this highly transmissible variant of concern has reversed the pandemic situation just within a month, overtaking the spread of Alpha strain.
This is the Delta variants ultrafast spread in Colombo. 1st week 19.3% : Last week > 75% ; based on our variant PCR in our lab. pic.twitter.com/L8NGgSG3Cc
— Chandima Jeewandara (@chandi2012) August 5, 2021
