The Delta variant of COVID-19, already on public health watchlists as a more transmissible form of the coronavirus, is linked to an increased likeliho

Delta variant increases risk in hospitalizations: study

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2021-06-16 15:30:05

The Delta variant of COVID-19, already on public health watchlists as a more transmissible form of the coronavirus, is linked to an increased likelihood of hospitalizations, according to a Scottish study.

Published in The Lancet on Monday , researchers cross-referenced hospitalization rates with the COVID-19 variant that infected patients. 

Using the S gene as an identifier for which variant was present in each patient that tested positive, scientists were able to distinguish the Delta variant from the Alpha variant, which was previously the most prevalent COVID variant in circulation in Scotland.

Sourcing hospitalization data from Scotland’s EAVE II data surveillance bank, scientists looked at the risk of hospital admission among patients whose tests included the S gene, signifying a Delta variant infection.

According to the analysis, 377 people were hospitalized due to a COVID-19 infection between April 1 to June 6, 2021. About two-thirds, or 134, of these hospitalizations were due to a Delta variant infection.

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