COVID-19 Live Updates: Out of 69 JN.1 cases in India, Karnataka tops chart

Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundurao heads Cabinet Sub-Committee meeting on Covid precautionary measures in Bengaluru

In view of rising COVID-19 cases across the country, the govt has put Rajasthan health department on alert mode. On the directions of the Centre, mock drills were conducted in all the big government hospitals of the state, including Sawai Mansingh Hospital. The drill was aimed at reviewing and ensuring proper arrangements for testing and treatment of patients. During the mock drills, the oxygen plant, beds, medicines and other equipment in the hospital were examined.

With six more cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1, the number of infections of the new variant reported in the country have risen to 69, official sources said on Tuesday.

Out of 69 cases, 34 cases were reported from Karnataka followed by Goa (14), Maharashtra (9), Kerala (6), Tamil Nadu (4) and Telangana (2). Most of these patients are currently in home isolation and there was no increase in hospitalisation rates, they said.

NITI Aayog member (Health) Dr V K Paul had said last week that the new variant was being closely investigated but he stressed on the need for states to ramp up testing and strengthen their surveillance systems.

Even though the number of cases is rising and the JN.1 sub-variant has been detected in the country, there is no cause of immediate concern as 92 per cent of those infected are opting for home-based treatment, indicating a mild illness, officials had said.

The Delhi government has sent COVID-19 positive samples to laboratories for genome sequencing, officials said on Tuesday.  Sixty-three cases of Covid sub-variant JN.1 were reported in the country till Sunday, including 34 in Goa, official sources said.

Nine cases have been detected in Maharashtra, eight in Karnataka, six in Kerala, four in Tamil Nadu and two in Telangana, they added.

Seven fresh COVID-19 cases were reported in Tamil Nadu in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. No deaths were reported in the day. Four patients recuperated from the viral infection. The active COVID tally in the state stands at 139. 

Nine fresh COVID-19 cases were reported in Telangana in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. No deaths were reported in the day. One patient recuperated from the viral infection. The active tally stands at 55. 

15 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported in Maharashtra in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. No deaths were reported in the day. The active tally stands at 168. The state had reported 28 cases of infections on Monday. 

The updated bulletin of the Indian Health Ministry on Tuesday at 8 am showed that Karnataka reported 92 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. Three deaths were also reported in the state. 
 

India reported 116 fresh COVID-19 cases and three deaths in the last 24 hours, according to Union Health Ministry.