Active Covid cases in India surged on Friday amid the resurgence of the new variant. According to data from the Union Ministry of Health, active cases in India amounted to 328 in the last 24 hours, and Kerala reported 265 cases.
Tamil Nadu reported an increase of 15 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, followed by Karnataka with 13.
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However, 16 states and union territories — West Bengal, Odisha and Himachal Pradesh — have reported no Covid cases this time.
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According to data from the Ministry of Health, Kerala has 2,606 active cases out of a total of 2,997 cases according to data as of nine o’clock in the morning on Friday. Covid cases in Karnataka are 105 and in Maharashtra 53.
The JN. 1 variant (BA. 2. 86. 1. 1) emerged in late 2023 and descends from the BA. 2. 86 (Pirola) lineage of SARS-CoV-2. The JN. 1 variant has been reported in the United States, China, Singapore, and India and is a small but notable percentage, which is expected to potentially surround 15% to 29% of the variants circulating in the United States.
On Thursday, Rajasthan reported two new Covid cases of the new JN. 1 subvariant, bringing the number of cases in the state to four. So far, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Delhi and Goa have discovered COVID from the new subvariant.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified JN. 1 as a “variant of interest” given its increasing spread, but has said it poses a “low” threat to global public health.
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In the last two weeks, 16 deaths similar to Covid-19 have been registered, with serious comorbidities in the country. But so far no increase in the hospitalization rate has been observed due to the new variant. to other fitness situations and “COVID-19 is a serendipitous find,” officials said.
The Ministry of Health has alerted states to take the necessary precautionary measures. But there is no need to be alarmed because it is natural for viruses to mutate evolutionarily.
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