‘Delta plus’ variant may spark Maharashtra 3rd wave: Health Department - The Indian Express

The state health department officers also said while the number of patients during the second wave was much higher than the first due to the ‘Delta variant’ of the virus, the third wave may even see a higher volume of patients.

The state recorded around 19 lakh patients in the first wave of the pandemic and nearly 40 lakh in the second.

The meeting was held here to take stock of preparations to tackle a possible third wave of COVID-19 even as Maharashtra, the state worst-hit by the pandemic, emerges out of a devastating second wave of the infection.

Thackeray said the state had no basic amenities when the first wave of the pandemic hit Maharashtra, but had steadily increased it subsequently.