COVID-19 Cases In India: The Center issued an advisory to the states on Monday (December 18) in view of the increase in coronavirus cases and the detection of the first case of JN.1 variant in India. States have been requested to maintain constant monitoring of the Covid situation.
States will have to report and monitor district-wise SARI and ILI cases on a regular basis. States were advised to ensure adequate testing, including large numbers of RT-PCR tests. Also, it was advised to send positive samples to INSACOG laboratories for genome sequencing.
Center issues advisory to States in view of a recent upsurge in COVID-19 cases and detection of first case of JN.1 variant in India. States urged to maintain a state of constant vigil over the COVID situation. States to report & monitor district-wise SARI and ILI cases on a… pic.twitter.com/NpS1wAQLM8
— ANI (@ANI) December 18, 2023
Where was sub-variant JN.1 found in India?
According to reports, the first case of Covid-19 sub-variant JN.1 was reported in Kerala on December 8. A 79-year-old woman was found infected with it. A few days ago, an Indian passenger in Singapore was also found infected with the JN.1 sub-variant. He was a resident of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The person had traveled to Singapore in October.
260 new cases of corona registered in the country
According to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday (December 18), in India corona virus 260 new cases of infection have been registered, while active cases have increased to 1,828. According to the data updated at 8 am, the number of people who lost their lives due to Corona was recorded at 5,33,317.
How many people have been infected with Corona in India and how many have recovered?
The number of Covid cases in the country is 4.50 crore (4,50,05,076). According to the Health Ministry website, the number of people recovering from the disease has increased to 4,44,69,931 and the national recovery rate is 98.81 percent. in corona The mortality rate is 1.19 percent. According to the website of the ministry, 220.67 crore doses of Covid vaccines have been given in the country.
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