Coronavirus | Wuhan's L-strain could be behind Gujarat's high death rate: Experts

The high COVID-19 mortality Rate in Gujarat could be a result of the dominance of this strain of coronavirus, discovered where the epidemic began to have been prevalent in Wuhan in China, specialists said.

The dominance of this virulent L-type coronavirus strain when compared with this S-type one might be supporting the high mortality rate in the State, which includes reported 133 deaths up to now. However they stated.

A Scientist in the State-run Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre (GBRC) stated that the book coronavirus used for genome sequencing lately ran by it had been discovered to include the exact L-type strain.

"Diagnosis Performed by scientists overseas has demonstrated that the breed was dominant in which mortality has been reported one of coronavirus patients. This breed had been found to be prevalent in Wuhan," manager of GBRC, C G Joshi, stated.

"The coronavirus sample we gathered from a The strain was comprised by patient for sequence. This breed has a far higher virulence when compared with S-strain," he explained.


"Version in coronavirus is in terms of percentage and number of mutations. In accordance with the analysis, the breed is dominant. Scientists have previously found that this breed has caused more deaths," he explained.

The GBRC in Decoding the genome sequence of this novel coronavirus, also recognized its three mutations.

Mr. Joshi added the From whom the virus sample has been gathered for sequencing patient has recovered. No research was conducted here in order to establish which breed of coronavirus is overriding in patients .

Atul An expert in infectious diseases, patel, imputed the existence of the breed more - type one in Gujarat is supporting high mortality rate.


Mr. Patel has stated a bit higher presence of this L-type Strain, or even the Wuhan breed that is first, could be behind higher death rate from the State.

The State government has blamed the high Mortality among coronavirus sufferers at the State to co-morbidities and high risk variables.

Diabetes, heart and kidney diseases, and Hypertension, are one of diseases which were discovered.

The risk factors Includes patients under five and at the age category of decades Women, and Years old, and they account for 90 percent of sufferers Who passed away, Chief Secretary (Health), Jayanti Ravi had lately said.