Covid-19 subvariant JN.1 - kerala has the most cases...
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India has had 162 instances of Covid-19 sub-variant JN.1, with kerala reporting the most number of infections, according per data released on friday by the indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG). kerala reports eighty-three cases, gujarat reports thirty-four, goa reports eighteen, karnataka reports eighteen, maharashtra reports seven, rajasthan reports five, tamil Nadu reports four, telangana reports two, and delhi reports one.
The following are the most recent updates:
Over the past few weeks, a rise in Covid cases has been reported in a number of jurisdictions. To far, the JN.1 sub-variant of the virus has been identified in nine states and union territories.
Based on data from INSACOG, there were 145 JN.1 cases reported in december, compared to 17 instances in November.
Despite its fast spreading nature, the World health Organization (WHO) has designated JN.1 as a distinct 'variant of interest' and stated that it presents a "low" danger to global public health. The WHO recorded 7,344 cases of the Covid-19 JN.1 subvariant from 41 countries as of december 16.
The Center has requested that the states and Union territories keep a careful eye on the increasing number of JN.1 cases prior to the New Year's festivities. Guidelines for suspected or confirmed Covid-19 cases that hospitals will report were also released earlier this week by the All india Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi.
Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, a former head scientist at WHO, states that although the JN.1 variation is more contagious and transmissible, the harm to the public's health is still minimal. Because of vaccinations and past natural infections, all of us now have immunity, which still appears to be rather potent. For the most part, it still keeps us safe from serious illness. The increase in testing and genomics surveillance has led to a surge in infections, which is being observed at the moment, she told ANI. "The more we test, the more we will detect, and also we're going to find more JN.1 variant in the country."
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