WHO naming convention, Delta and Kappa both refer to strains first detected in India. They are both sub-types of what was referred to as the Indian variant or B.1.617.
The Delta COVID-19 strain was first identified in a West Melbourne family who tested positive after travelling to regional New South Wales last month.
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