Coronavirus latest news: The number of people getting infected from the new strain of Coronavirus has gone up across India. According to news agency ANI, the health ministry sources say that so far, India has registered 69 confirmed cases of JN.1 variant of Covid-19. Out of these, the maximum cases have been reported from Karnataka. As India and other nations see a worrying trend of upsurge in coronavirus cases, here are top updates:
1: A 51-year-old woman, who had tested covid positive, died at a Visakhapatnam hospital on Tuesday. The medical officials, however, said that the woman did not die of coronavirus alone as she had some pre-existing disease. Identified as B Somakala, the woman was admitted at the hospital with multi-organ dysfunction syndrome, the officials were quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
3: Amid massive influx of tourists, Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday issued new Covid advisory. Anyone experiencing cold, cough, sore throat and fever has been advised to take the RTPCR test immediately.
4: Kerala, on the other hand, recorded zero new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, contributing to a decrease in active cases from 3,128 to 3,096, as indicated by the latest data on the Union Health Ministry website as of Tuesday. Among the 116 new cases reported nationwide until 8 am today, none originated from Kerala. The state also witnessed a decline of 32 cases compared to the previous day. Additionally, there were no new reported deaths in Kerala on this day, according to the information available on the website.
5: In other development, the US CDC cautions that a potential surge in illnesses during the winter may result from a combination of flu, COVID-19, and holiday gatherings.