India logs in 21 cases of new Covid-19 sub-variant JN.1

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on December 20, 2023
21 cases of the JN.1 variant have been detected in India. Certain states, including Kerala, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, and Karnataka, have observed a rise in the daily positivity rate. Over the past two weeks, there have been 16 Covid-19-related deaths. Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya conducted a review of health facilities...

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Published on December 20, 2023 -  03:04
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Following the identification of the initial case of the Coronavirus sub-variant JN.1 in Kerala, several states in the country have witnessed a rise in Covid cases. Insacog, the central government's consortium of laboratories, has detected 19 sequences of the JN.1 sub-variant, a descendant of BA.2.86 - one in Maharashtra and 18 in Goa. India recorded its highest daily count of new coronavirus infections since May 21, with 614 reported cases, as per the updated data from the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday. The active cases have surged to 2,311. The death toll reached 5,33,321, including three deaths reported from Kerala in the past 24 hours. #JN1Variant #WHOAlert #IndiaCovidCases #CovidNewCasesIndia #IndiaHighestCovidCases #COVID19Update #VariantOfInterest #GlobalHealth #VaccineEfficacy #PublicHealthSafety #GenomeSequencing #PandemicResponse #JN1Spread #HealthSecurity #VirusVariant #CDCAdvisory #InfectiousDisease #StayInformed ~PR.152~ED.155~GR.122~HT.96~

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