India on Sunday recorded 335 recent Covid-19 cases and 5 deaths, of which 4 have been in Kerala and one in Uttar Pradesh, the Union Health Ministry mentioned.
India witnessed 335 recent COVID-19 infections on Sunday and the variety of active cases grew to 1,701, in accordance to the Union Health Ministry.
(*5*)Five deaths have been reported — 4 in Kerala, the place the Covid sub-variant JN.1 was detected, and one in Uttar Pradesh, the Health Ministry information confirmed. The complete Covid caseload within the nation now stands at 4.50 crore (4,50,04,816).
(*5*)The quantity of people that recovered from the an infection scaled to 4.46 crore (4,44,69,799). The nationwide restoration charge reached 98.81 per cent, the Health Ministry mentioned.
(*5*)Till now, 5,33,316 folks have died due to Covid-19 and the case fatality charge stood at 1.19 per cent.
(*5*)COVID-19 Sub-Variant JN.1 in Kerala
(*5*)A case of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 has been present in a 79-year-old girl from Kerala as a part of present routine surveillance of the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), a senior official from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) mentioned on Saturday (December 16).
(*5*)The case was detected in an RT-PCR constructive pattern from Karakulam in Thiruvananthapuram district of the southern state on December 8, Dr Rajiv Bahl, Director General of the ICMR, mentioned.
(*5*)The pattern had examined constructive on November 18 with gentle signs of Influenza Like Illness (ILI) and has now recovered from Covid-19.
(*5*)On Sunday, Kerala Health Minister Veena George mentioned the Covid-19 sub-variant JN.1 that was detected within the state was not a trigger for fear.
(*5*)Talking to the media concerning the new variant, George mentioned the sub-variant was detected months in the past in Indian passengers who have been screened at Singapore airport.
(*5*)“There is no need for any concern. It’s a sub-variant. It was just found here. Months ago, this variant was detected in a few Indians who were screened at the Singapore airport. It’s just that Kerala has identified the variant here through genome sequencing. There is no need to worry. The situation is being closely monitored,” she mentioned.
(*5*)The state well being minister, nonetheless, urged folks to stay cautious particularly these with comorbidities.
(*5*)(with inputs from PTI)
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