A new COVID-19 variant known as Delta Plus is spreading rapidly across India. It is considered the most dangerous variant of COVID-19 so far, as it may be capable of evading both vaccine and infection immunity, according to Indian experts. /CFP

Rajesh Tope, health minister of Maharashtra, west India, confirmed on Monday that the state had reported 21 cases of the Delta Plus variant. /CFP

India is currently experiencing a second wave of the pandemic with a decline in daily cases. /CFP

As of Tuesday, India reported 42,640 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest in 91 days. /CFP