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Covid in India Highlights: 63 JN.1 cases reported in country in 24 hours

Covid in India Highlights: Check out the latest developments from across the country on the new sub-variant of Covid-19 here.
Visitors wear masks at the Ernakulam Government Hospital after rise in number of COVID cases.
Visitors wear masks at the Ernakulam Government Hospital after rise in number of COVID cases.

Covid in India Highlights: India has been witnessing an upward trend of Covid-19 cases in multiple stats. The number of active cases surged to 4,054 patients with the highest number of cases being reported from Kerala. The new sub-variant JN.1 has caused states to rev up their precautionary measures. Former AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria had earlier said although the sub-variant is gradually becoming dominant, it is not causing severe infections and hospitalisations. India SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) chief Dr NK Arora said an additional dose of vaccine is not needed against the JN.1 sub-variant at present....Read More

However, health experts have advised to take precautionary booster doses of SARS-CoV-2, which proved effective against the large number of new sub-variants and mutations of the virus.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation (WHO) urged the Southeast Asian countries to scale up surveillance and take protective measures. WHO has classified JN.1 as a variant of interest, however, maintained that the overall risk posed by the sub-variant remains low based on current evidence.

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Dec 25, 2023 7:01 PM IST

Covid in India Live: Karnataka cabinet sub-committee on COVID to meet tomorrow

Covid in India Live: Karnataka health minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Monday announced that the state government's Cabinet sub-committee is scheduled to convene on Tuesday, PTI reported. The purpose is to deliberate on the recommendations put forth by the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) concerning additional steps to address the COVID-19 situation in the state.

Rao hinted that, presently, there will not be any enforcement of restrictions. However, he emphasised the importance of people staying vigilant and taking necessary precautions.

Dec 25, 2023 4:40 PM IST

Covid in India Live: Four corona patients are in hospitals in Delhi

Covid in India Live: Delhi health minister Saurabh Bhardwaj mentioned that there are currently four COVID patients hospitalised in Delhi, news agency ANI reported. He requested a genome sequencing report to determine if these new cases involve different variants. This request comes as there has been an increase in COVID cases towards the end of 2023, notably with the emergence of the JN.1 sub-variant.

"On average, 400-500 samples are being tested every day in Delhi, and on average, 5-7 positive cases are coming; that is, the positivity is about one percent. As of today, a total of four Corona patients are in hospitals in Delhi. There is no situation of panic," said Bhardwaj.

Additionally, the Delhi health department instructed officials to ensure a sufficient quantity of COVID samples for RT-PCR testing due to a rise in coronavirus cases.

Dec 25, 2023 3:21 PM IST

Covid in India Live: 92 per cent of those infected are opting for home-based treatment

Covid in India Live: Despite the upward trend in case numbers and the detection of the JN.1 sub-variant within the country, officials have expressed that there's no immediate cause for alarm. They mentioned “92 percent of those affected are choosing to undergo treatment at home,” suggesting a mild form of illness, according to news agency PTI.

Additionally, they highlighted that hospitaliSation rates haven't surged, noting that COVID-19 is an unexpected discovery in individuals hospitalized for other medical reasons.

Dec 25, 2023 2:32 PM IST

Covid in India Live: No need to worry, but remain cautious, says expert

Former World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan has said that there is no need to panic as JN.1 is a variant of interest and not of concern.

She urged people to be cautious by taking proper precautionary measures.

"We need to be cautious, but we don't need to worry because we don't have any data to suggest that this variant JN.1 is more severe or it's going to cause more pneumonia, more deaths," Dr Swaminathan, a former Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) had told ANI.

Dec 25, 2023 1:35 PM IST

Covid in India Live: Country logs 63 JN.1 cases

A total of 63 JN.1 COVID variant cases have been reported in the country till 24th December. 34 cases from Goa, 9 from Maharashtra, 8 from Karnataka, 6 from Kerala, 4 from Tamil Nadu and 2 from Telangana.

Dec 25, 2023 12:22 PM IST

Covid in India Live: Kerala records 128 new cases, 1 death

Kerala reported 128 fresh Covid-19 cases with one fatality in 24 hours. A total of 628 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours in the country, while the active caseload jumped to 4,054, according to Union health ministry data.

Dec 25, 2023 11:55 AM IST

Covid in India Live: 628 fresh cases recorded in country

India logged a total of 628 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, while the active caseload jumped to 4,054, according to Union health ministry data.

The total fatalities were recorded at 5,33,334 (5.33 lakh) with one new death reported from Kerala in the previous 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.

Dec 25, 2023 10:33 AM IST

Covid in India Live: Does the tourism industry need to worry amid rising cases?

Union minister of state for tourism Shripad Naik on Sunday said there is no need for the tourism industry to worry about the latest wave of Covid-19. "We can fight it even if it occurs again. We have fought it in the past,” he said.

Dec 25, 2023 8:55 AM IST

WHO asks Southeast Asian countries to step up surveillance

The World Health Organisation (WHO) urged countries in the Southeast Asia region to step surveillance and asked people to take protective measures because of rising cases of respiratory diseases including influenza and Covid sub-variant JN.1, according to a press release.

"The COVID-19 virus continues to evolve, change, and circulate in all countries globally. While current evidence suggests the additional public health risk posed by JN.1 is low, we must continue to track the evolution of these viruses to tailor our response. For this, countries must strengthen surveillance and sequencing and ensure the sharing of data," Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia, said in a statement.

Dec 25, 2023 7:33 AM IST

Covid in India Live: Health experts advise booster shots

  1. In light of the Covid-19 virus constantly mutating and new variants and sub-variants being reported in India and other parts of the world, doctors have advised to take precautionary booster doses for SARS-CoV-2. Several Pharma companies are working on vaccines covering a broader type of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
  2. “The Covid-19 pandemic experience has shown vaccination is helpful in the prevention of severe disease. The immunity starts to wane after six months, and it is advised to take a booster dose after every six months. Ideally, the high-risk category people should regularly take Covid-19 booster doses similar to regular flu immunisation,” Dr Rajesh Karyakarte, head of the Microbiology department at BJ Medical College and Maharashtra's coordinator for genome sequencing, said. Read more
Dec 25, 2023 7:26 AM IST

Covid in India Live: Thane reports 5 JN.1 cases

A total of five cases of Covid-19's JN.1 variant were reported in Maharashtra's Thane on Sunday. "A total of 20 samples were sent for COVID-19 testing since November 30 this year and five of them returned positive for the JN.1 variant," the civic hospital said.

Dec 25, 2023 6:44 AM IST

Covid in India Live: Rajasthan reports 11 cases

Rajasthan has reported 11 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The state has witnessed seven cases in Jaipur and one each in the Alwar, Kota, Dausa and Sawai Madhopur districts, according to an official statement issued by the state health department.

The number of active cases in the state stands at 20, stated the official release.

Meanwhile, a total of 656 cases of COVID-19 subvariant JN.1 and one death have been reported in the country for the past 24 hours, according to data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The total number of active cases of COVID-19 in the country was recorded at 3,742.

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