India has recorded more than 160 cases of the new Covid variant according to data from INSACOG, a forum created under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. INSACOG data showed that 145 Covid cases registered in the country in December had the presence of JN. 1, while in November 17 cases of this type were detected.
In addition, 743 new infections were also reported, the largest single-day accumulation in 225 days. In addition, seven deaths were also reported on Saturday, according to the Union Ministry of Health.
According to ministry data updated at 8 a. m. , seven new deaths (three in Kerala, two in Karnataka, one in Chhattisgarh and one in Tamil Nadu) were reported in the span of 24 hours.
The number of daily cases was in double digits until Dec. 5, but it has begun to rise again in cold weather and after the emergence of a new Covid-19 variant.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified JN. 1 as a separate “variant of concern” given its increasing spread. However, the UN framework said it posed a “low” health risk.
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The Center has called on the states and territories of the Union to be constantly vigilant in the face of the increase in the number of Covid cases and the detection of the JN. 1 subvariant in the country.
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