The coronavirus cases are increasing in India and other countries. At present, there are 257 cases reported in the country, as per official data.
The highest number of cases is reported in Kerala (69) since May 12, followed by Maharashtra (44) and Tamil Nadu (34). Karnataka (8), Gujarat (6), Delhi (3), and one case each in Haryana, Rajasthan, and Sikkim are among the other states that have reported new infections.
Two casualty cases are reported in Mumbai at King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital.
Global Covid-19 cases
Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Singapore, and Hong Kong, has seen the emergence of the new COVID-19 wave. The Omicron variation JN.1 and its related offspring are responsible for the majority of the cases discovered during the spike. Early in May, Singapore recorded more than 14,000 cases, and Hong Kong and Thailand experienced comparable spikes.
Weekly infections in Singapore increased by 28 per cent, from 11,100 in late April to 14,200 in the first week of May.
In contrast, Hong Kong saw 31 deaths in the first week of May, the highest weekly death toll from COVID-19 in a year. There, the number of new infections increased dramatically from 33 weekly cases in early March to 1,042 from 972 the week before.
Amid the dramatic increase of Covid cases in Singapore and Hong Kong, which are mostly caused by Omicron subvariants like JN.1 and its lineage, the Health Ministry carried out a thorough evaluation on Monday. The Director General of Health Services (DGHS) presided over a high-level meeting that included representatives from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the Emergency Medical Relief (EMR) Division, the Disaster Management Cell, the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC), and important Central government hospitals.
JN.1 variant
The World Health Organization (WHO) classified the JN.1 strain of COVID-19 as a “variant of interest” in December 2023 after it was initially discovered in August 2023. t is a descendant of the Omicron BA.2.86 variant. According to WHO, there are roughly 30 mutations in the JN.1 variation, with LF.7 and NB.1.8 being the most prevalent among the cases discovered in recent weeks.
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