196 Covid-19 sub-variant JN.1 cases recorded in India: INSACOG data

A total of 196 cases of Covid19 subvariant JN1 have been detected in the country so far according to the INSACOGs data updated on MondayTen states and Union territories have so far detected the presence of the JN1 subvariant of the virus Odisha is the new state to join the list of states that have detected the presence of the variant newswire PTI reportedThese states are Kerala 83 Goa 51 Gujarat 34 Karnataka eight Maharashtra seven Rajasthan five Tamil Nadu four Telangana two Odisha one and Delhi one according to the Indian SARSCoV2 Genomics Consortium INSACOGThe INSACOGs data showed 179 Covid cases recorded in the country in December had the presence of JN1 while 17 such cases were detected in NovemberThe World Health Organisation WHO has classified JN1 as a separate variant of interest given its rapidlyincreasing spread but said it poses a low global public health riskThe JN1 subvariant of the coronavirus was previously classified as a variant of interest VOI as part of the BA286 sublineages the parent lineage that is classified as a VOI the world body saidHowever in recent weeks JN1 cases continued to be reported from multiple countries and its prevalence has rapidly increased globallyThe Centre has asked the states and Union territories to maintain a constant vigil amid an uptick in the number of Covid cases and the detection of the JN1 subvariant in the countryIndia has recorded 636 new cases of Covid19 while the number of active cases of the infection have increased to 4394 the health ministry said on MondayThree new fatalities due to Covid two from Kerala and one from Tamil Nadu have been reported in a span of 24 hours according to the ministrys data updated at 8 amAlso read Shadow of a Covid wave powered by JN1 variant looms over early 2024The number of daily cases had dropped to doubledigits till December 5 last year but cases have again gone up after emergence of a new variant and cold weather conditionsThe daily numbers were in lakhs at the peak of the pandemic which began in early 2020 and has seen more than 45 crore people getting infected and over 53 lakh deaths in about four years since then across the countryThe number of people who have recuperated from the disease stands at over 44 crore with a national recovery rate of 9881 per cent according to the ministrys websiteAccording to the website 22067 crore doses of Covid vaccines have so far been administered in the country With inputs from PTI