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PTI. Bharadwaj said the national capital's COVID positivity rate is around 1 percent, adding genome sequencing of samples testing positive for COVID-19 has been ramped up. "The report of genome sequencing is awaited," Bharadwaj added.

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Karnataka government plans to procure 30,000 precautionary doses of Covid 19 vaccine for senior citizens and immunocompromised people in light of the rise in cases across the state, the newly created cabinet sub-committee announced on Tuesday. Karnataka will also have a daily testing target of 5000, making it the second highest testing state after Kerala, the committee added. While there are no restrictions on New Year celebrations and gatherings, there is a general advisory to wear masks at crowded places and observe Covid appropriate behaviour.

Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Tuesday said the national capital's Covid positivity rate is around 1 per cent and stressed that people should, instead of panicking, follow precautions during the winter festival season. Genome sequencing of samples testing positive for COVID-19 has been ramped up, he said. «The report of genome sequencing is awaited,» Bharadwaj added.

COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1, the number of infections of the new variant reported in the country have risen to 69, official sources said on Tuesday. Most of these patients are currently in home isolation and there was no increase in hospitalisation rates, they said.

NEW DELHI : Covid cases continued to rise, with India reporting 628 fresh cases and one death in the past 24 hours, the Union health ministry said on Monday. The active caseload of covid-19 infections rose from 3,742 on Sunday to 4,054 showed ministry data. A death was reported from Kerala, bringing the national fatality toll to 5,33,334.

COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 were reported in the country till Sunday, including 34 detected in Goa, official sources said on Monday. Nine cases have been detected from Maharashtra, eight from Karnataka, six from Kerala, four from Tamil Nadu and two from Telangana, they added.

Covid cases registered a rise in the country towards the end of 2023 with sub-variant JN.1 on the radar while the Delhi government planned to step up genome surveillance to tackle the issue going forward. As the new threat looms on the horizon with an uptick in Covid cases amid the festive season, doctors in Delhi have advised people to wear masks, avoid gatherings and maintain a healthy diet. The devastating third wave of the Covid pandemic driven by the Omicron variant had resulted in a record surge of infections in Delhi in early 2022, and the second one driven by the Delta variant had wreaked havoc in the national capital, as at other places, in 2021.

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COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of infections since the beginning of the spread of novel coronavirus to 81,72,135 nearly three years ago, said a daily bulletin by the health department. Of the fresh cases, nine were caused by JN.1, increasing the number of infections tied to the new sub-variant in the state to 10, it said. The JN.1 patients include five from Thane city, two from Pune city, and one each from a rural pocket of Pune district, Akola city and Sindhudurg district.

CBI inquiry into the matter. Saxena had recommended the probe into the alleged supply of drugs that «failed quality standard tests» and have the «potential of endangering lives» in Delhi government hospitals.

respiratory diseases, including due to COVID-19 and its new sub-variant JN.1, and influenza. The WHO also urged people to take protective measures. «The COVID-19 virus continues to evolve, change, and circulate in all countries globally.

COVID-19 test swabs for whole genome sequencing after the country witnessed an outbreak of JN.1 sub-variant of SARS-COV2. So far, India has reported 22 cases of Covid subvariant JN.1. The affected states, including Maharashtra, Goa, Puducherry, Gujarat, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Punjab, and Telangana, have amped up their preparedness against the new variant.

ANI, “It is more transmissible, it is spreading more rapidly, and it is gradually becoming a dominant variant. It is causing more infections but the data also suggests that it is not causing severe infections or hospitalisations.

Covid news LIVE: Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in India and the detection of a subvariant JN.1, India SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) chief Dr NK Arora said that no additional dose of vaccine is needed against the subvariant at present.“Every week you hear something new coming up in different parts and then it spreads all over India. We have identified a large number of subvariants, over 400 subvariants, or mutations of this virus, and fortunately, none of these Omicron variants have really been associated with more severe disease or hospitalisation," Dr NK Arora told ANI.The total number of active cases of Covid-19 in the country was recorded at 3,420.The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently designated JN.1 as a variant of interest, differentiating it from its parent lineage BA.2.86.

brain injury developed due to COVID-19 were found in patients even months after the infection and despite blood tests measuring inflammation returning normal results, according to a new research. Researchers from universities in the UK explained that during the acute phase of the viral infection, when symptoms develop quickly, key inflammatory proteins and brain injury markers are produced.

JN.1 subvariant of Covid-19. However, no clustering of cases has been observed, and all instances of the subvariant exhibit mild symptoms.

Singapore has possibly peaked, and there is no need for additional measures, like wearing a face mask mandate, to be implemented, said Minister for Health (MOH) Ong Ye Kung. “We might have a slight surge, but I think more or less, we are seeing the peak of this wave," Channel News Asia quoted Ong as saying on Friday at the soft opening of a health campus at Woodlands in northern Singapore. However, having about 600 to 700 hospital beds taken up by COVID-19 patients is quite a strain on the system, the minister noted.

Mike Williams' death has been shrouded in mystery. The official details regarding the cause of his demise were released late Thursday. While providing an official cause, officials have also acknowledged the potential influence of other factors. Williams died due to a rare form of sepsis related to dental health problems, as per reports. Initially reported on September 5, it was suggested that the ex-Tampa Bay Buccaneers player had died after an accidental blow to the head at a construction site. However, subsequent revelations indicated that Williams was «fighting for his life.» Tragically, he passed away on September 12 at the age of 36.

(Reuters) — Testing of the mysterious respiratory illness affecting dogs across the United States has not yet revealed any new pathogens or any common cause for the wave of infections that have alarmed pet owners, the agriculture department said.

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