Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Wednesday that 21 cases of Delta Plus variant of coronavirus have been found in seven districts of the state. They include nine in Ratnagiri, seven in Jalgaon, two in Mumbai, and one case each in Palghar, Thane and Sindhudurg districts.

As per the Union Health Ministry, 40 cases of Delta Plus, classified as a variant of concern (VOC), have been detected in India so far. These cases have been reported in Maharashtra, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh.

The Maharashtra health minister said that all Delta Plus variant cases are being minutely observed. He added that the state government is also conducting aggressive contact tracing to curb the spread of infection.