The Union Health Ministry on Sunday said the country reported 756 new Covid-19 cases and five deaths in the last 24 hours. The five new fatalities were reported from Maharashtra, Kerala and Jammu & Kashmir, according to the Ministry data. On Saturday, two deaths were reported from Tamil Nadu and Gujarat while on Friday, 12 deaths were reported — five from Kerala, four from Karnataka, two from Maharashtra, and one from Uttar Pradesh.
At the same time, the total number of active cases further decreased to 4,049 from 4,187 on Saturday. Currently, the total number of coronavirus cases in India, since the outbreak began in January 2020, has reached 4,50,18,134, while the total number of deaths has stood at 5,33,392.
The new JN. 1 subvariant is a descendant of the Omicron subvariant known as BA. 2. 86 or Pirola, with Kerala being the first state to report a case. Kerala and Karnataka have witnessed cases of JN. 1 variants, while Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Telangana, Odisha and Haryana have also been affected, according to the SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium of India (INSACOG). The data suggests that the JN. 1 variant leads to a significant accumulation in new cases. , hospitalizations, and deaths.
These states jointly reported 619 cases of the subvariant on Thursday, with Karnataka leading the way with 199 cases, followed by Kerala with 148 cases. INSACOG data revealed that 239 cases of Covid were known in December 2023 and 24 in November 2023 with the presence of the subvariant. of the variant JN. 1. La overall Covid recovery has reached more than 4. 4 million people, reflecting a national recovery rate of 98. 81 percent. The country has administered a total of 2,20,67,79,081 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, according to reports.
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