Delta-plus variant of the Covid virus has been detected in the districts of Palakkad and Pathanamthitta in Kerala.<br />'' <br />''In Palakkad the new variant was confirmed in two women who are above fifty years and were Covid positive during the months of April and May.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">In Pathanamthitta, the variant was confirmed in Kadapra Panchayat in a fourteen year old boy. He was tested positive on 24th of May but now has recovered completely. The health department has ed the public about the new strain.</span><br />