Covid cases in India Live Updates: India reports 636 fresh COVID cases in a day, highest in 227 days
Covid cases in India Live Updates: COVID-19 cases have been steadily rising in India since the last month when the number of cases spiked especially in Kerala. With the emergence of Omicron sub-variant JN.1, both state and state governments have taken measures to curb its spread. Given this situation, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) of Delhi issued guidelines for COVID-19 suspected or positive cases that will be reported at hospitals.World Health Organisation (WHO) declared this new strain as a Variant of Interest (VOI) that is under intense scientific scrutiny.
This variant proves to be deadly for old age people and people suffering from any comorbidities. India registered three COVID-related mortalities in a day and reported 636 fresh coronavirus cases , according to Health Ministry data released yesterday. Two deaths were reported from Kerala and one from Tamil Nadu.
Covid cases in India Live Updates: Himachal Pradesh Health Department held a meeting on Monday to review the COVID situation across the state. The Health Secretary in an official statement said, "Keeping in mind the festive season, the Chief Medical Officers in all the districts have been instructed to examine cases of influenza-like illness (ILI) and severe acute respiratory infections (SARI). The state has witnessed only two COVID-19 cases during the last 10 days," reported ANI.Covid cases in India Live Updates: Uttarakhand reported two COVID-19 cases.
Samples of both infected patients have been sent for genome sequencing to identify the presence of new Omicron sub-variant JN.1. The corona report of a 77-year-old man came positive on Saturday, while the report of a 72-year-old female patient came positive on Sunday. Download the App
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