There was a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases in Karnataka reports, with 125 new cases. The JN.1 variant has also been linked to 34 cases in the state.
According to the most recent Health Department bulletin, Karnataka reports a spike in COVID-19 cases, with 125 new infections and three more deaths recorded in the past 24 hours. According to news agency PTI, there are currently 436 active cases in the state, 400 of which are in home isolation and 36 of which are hospitalized. Thirty patients have recovered and been released within the same time frame.
A positivity rate of 3.96 percent was obtained from 3,155 tests performed by the Health Department, which included 1,083 rapid antigen tests and 2,072 RT-PCR tests. According to PTI, the case fatality rate stays at 2.4%. The three new COVID-19-related fatalities occurred in Dakshina Kannada on December 22, Hassan on December 23, and Dakshina Kannada again on December 24. All three patients had complained of breathlessness.
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34 Karnataka reports of covid-19 variant JN.1
According to a statement from the Karnataka Department of Health & Family Welfare Services, PTI reported that Karnataka has identified 34 cases of the JN.1 variant, including three fatalities, adding to the COVID-19 challenges. About 35 cases of JN.1 were discovered, according to Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, who also emphasized the need for the department to provide comprehensive information. Bengaluru alone accounts for 20 of the 34 JN.1 variant cases. According to the PTI report, testing for the recently discovered Omicron variant, JN.1, was carried out at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru, and the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune.
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The department stated that JN.1 is currently classified as a Variant of Interest (VoI) rather than a Variant of Concern (VoC) by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. Therefore, it is not advisable to impose restrictions or cause needless panic among the public. Out of the 192 samples that were submitted, the release also stated that the genome sequencing results of 60 samples are currently available. By Wednesday, results for the remaining positive cases should be known. Health officials emphasized the significance of ongoing surveillance, adherence to safety procedures, and prompt action to stop the virus’s spread as Karnataka struggles with the changing circumstances.
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