Speaking to ANI on Wednesday, Bijay Kumar Mohapatra, Director of Health Services, said, "Today, five new (COVID) cases have been detected, taking the total active cases to 27. We are conducting qualitative, symptomatic testing."
The total number of active cases is 148, with no detection of the JN.1 variant. It's noted that 51% of these cases are asymptomatic, and the symptomatic cases present mild symptoms and recover within a few days, the health department said.
India recorded 743 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. The total active caseload increased by seven, reaching 3,997 , according to Union Health Ministry data.
"A total of 145 cases of JN.1 variant have been reported till December 28. These samples were collected between November 21 and December 18, 2023," official sources said.
India recorded 692 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. The total active caseload increased by four, reaching 4,097, according to Union Health Ministry data.
Rajasthan University Of Health Science's Vice Chancellor Dr. Sudhir Bhandari asked fellow citizens not to panic about the new variant JN.1 due to the strong vaccination programme in the country.
India's COVID-19 situation remains under control, with an active caseload of 1,828 as of Monday. However, one death was reported in Kerala, where the JN.1 subvariant of the coronavirus was recently detected. Dr NK Arora, the chief of INSACOG, a network of genomic laboratories that tracks
In an effort to increase the scope of TB screening and testing in Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi government conducted a ten-day special Active Case Finding (ACF) campaign in which 10,015 TB patients were identified, stated an official release.
India on Sunday recorded 166 fresh COVID-19 cases while the number of total active cases stood at 895, according to data put out by the Union Health Ministry.