Covid-19 JN.1 LIVE Updates: Odisha reports 5 fresh cases, active caseload stands at 27

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Check all the LIVE updates on COVID-19 hereHealth departments have formed teams and are actively monitoring the seven checkpoints situated in the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border region to stop the spread of the emergence of coronavirus and sub-variant JN.1.Under the directions of District Collector M Aruna and the leadership of Nilgiris District Health Department Sub-Director Baluswamy, the medical and health departments have been divided into teams and are engaged in intensive surveillance work at seven checkpoints located in the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border region to prevent the spread of disease in the regions.As many as 131 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Maharashtra on Sunday, the health department said.However, the number of patients infected with the JN.1 variant remains at 10.According to the Public Health Department of Maharashtra, 80,23,576 COVID-19 patients have been discharged after full recovery.The recovery rate in the state is 98.17 per cent, while the case fatality rate in the state is 1.81 per cent. Out of 8,76,33,748 laboratory samples, 81,72,836 have tested positive (9.33 per cent) for COVID-19 until today.Uttarakhand has reported two COVID-19 cases, said authorities.A 77-year-old man admitted to Max Hospital, Dehradun came positive on Saturday, while the corona report of a 72-year-old female patient came positive on Sunday.To identify the new variant of Covid, JN.1, samples of both infected patients have been sent for genome sequencing.