Amid rising COVID cases in the state attributed to the new sub-strain JN.1, Maharashtra Health Minister Tanaji Sawant has advised people not to panic adding that the state’s healthcare system was fully geared to deal with any possible situation. The State Health Dept meanwhile, informed that regular genome sequencing was being conducted after the detection of the new sub-variant in the state.

Officials stated that Genetic Sequencing was being done regularly in the state. So far, only one patient with JN.1 variant has been found in the state. The patient was a 41-year-old man from Sindhudurg, they informed.