Delta variant is currently the dominant virus in most new outbreaks globally. The new study, publish on Wednesday, July 7, attempts to explain why the Delta variant is causing so much havoc globally. Delta variant replicates to a much higher viral load too. The study found people infected with the delta variant had a viral load around 1,000 times more than infections from the original COVID-19 strain. The study concluded, the viral loads in the Delta infections were ~1000 times higher than those in the earlier 19A/19B strain infections on the day when viruses were firstly detected

Source: dna July 09, 2021 04:52 UTC