Eleven cases of the new Kappa variant of COVID-19 have been detected in Rajasthan, Health Minister stated said on 13 July.

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Of these, four cases each are from Alwar and Jaipur, two from Barmer and one is from Bhilwara, he said. The minister said reports of nine samples have been received from Delhi and two from the Sawai Mansingh (SMS) Hospital. The Kappa variant is a moderate form of the coronavirus as compared to its delta variant, he said.