According to a recent study in the United States of America, the spike protein of COVID-19 is more stable in spreading the coronavirus, such as the ones first reported in the UK and South Africa, compared to the original form of the pathogen from Wuhan, China.
The Boston Children’s Hospital in the US assessed the structure of the same to the atomic level and discovered how it transformed with the D614G mutation which is carried by Brazil, South Africa and UK variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Therefore, the results showcased that the mutation makes the spike more stable as compared with the original SARS-CoV-2 virus from Wuhan, enabling the variants to spread more quickly.
On the other hand, on Sunday, March 21, for the first time since the commencement of the outbreak of the coronavirus, more than 30,000 novel coronavirus cases were recorded in Maharashtra in a single day.
Moreover, with 30,535 persons testing positive in the last 24 hours, the state's COVID-19 tally rose to 24,79,682. At present, there are 2,10,120 active cases in the state. With 11,314 COVID-19 patients discharged in the day, the number recovered soared to 22,14,867. Meanwhile, Mumbai clocked 3,775 cases in the day as it remains a major novel coronavirus hotspot in the state.
So far, 1,83,56,200 samples have been tested for the novel coronavirus in labs operational across the state. While 9,69,867 persons are under home quarantine, 9,601 others have been admitted to institutional quarantine centres. In addition, the COVID-19 positivity rate, recovery rate and fatality rate in Maharashtra stand at 13.51 per cent, 89.32 per cent and 2.15 per cent respectively.
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