“A total of 511 cases of the JN. 1 variant were reported in 11 states on January 2, 2024. Karnataka reported 199 cases of the subvariant. Kerala reported 148 cases. 47 cases were reported in Goa, 36 in Gujarat. , 32 in Maharashtra,” the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu has reported 26 cases of the JN. 1 subvariant. Delhi has reported 15 cases and four cases have been reported in Rajasthan. Telangana reported two cases. Odisha and Haryana have reported one case each.
Data from the Ministry of Health indicate that a total of 602 new cases have been registered in the last 24 hours, and the total number of registered cases is 4,5015,136. The number of active cases stands at 4,440, a low of 125 since Tuesday. 722 more people have recovered in the last 24 hours and the total number of recovered cases stands at 4,44,77,272. The breakdown by state showed 2 deaths in Kerala in the last 24 hours.
The deceased was a 66-year-old man with chronic liver disease, organic disorder syndrome (MODS), and sepsis, and a 79-year-old woman with coronary artery disease (CAD), type 2 diabetes, and sepsis.
Karnataka has reported one Covid death in the last 24 hours. A 45-year-old man with high blood pressure (HTN) from Vijayanagar lost his life due to COVID. Punjab has reported one death due to Covid. The deceased was known as a 62-year-old male with Kochs lung injury and lung injury.
The World Health Organisation has classified COVID-19 strain JN.1 as a separate “variant of interest” given its rapidly increasing spread. The health agency also said that it poses a “low” global public health risk. The JN.1 variant was previously classified as a variant of interest (VOI) as part of the BA.2.86 sublineages, the parent lineage that is classified as a VOI, the world body said. The WHO also anticipated that this variant may cause an increase in SARS-CoV-2 cases amid a surge of infections of other viral and bacterial infections, especially in countries entering the winter season.
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