The first recorded death of someone who has the new Arcturus strain of Covid-19 has been revealed. This variant has been described as the most transmissible yet and has a symptom which has not before been associated with Covid-19.
It has spread quickly across India and the USA, being detected in a total of 29 countries so far. The first known victim is unnamed elderly man from Thailand, Dr Supakit Sirilak, director-general of the Medical Sciences Department said.
He said that 27 cases had been detected and that the deceased was “an elderly foreigner” with underlying health conditions. He continued: “His death, therefore, may not directly reflect the severity of this subvariant but rather its impact on other risk factors.”
