Coronavirus, which has shocked the world, has once again become active in India. According to Union Health Ministry data, 260 new Covid cases were reported in the country on Monday, while the number of active cases has increased to 1,828.
According to the Health Ministry website, the number of people recovering from Covid has increased to 4,44,69,931 and the national recovery rate is 98.81%.
So far, 220.67 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country.
All these cases are of old variants of Omicron. 5 people died due to Covid infection. Of those who have died so far, 4 patients are from Kerala, while one is from Uttar Pradesh.
A case of Covid sub-variant JN.1 has been found in Kerala. RT-PCR test was done on 18 November on a 79-year-old woman, who was found infected. New COVID-19 cases in Kerala have increased by 277% within a week.
Corona cases increased in Singapore
COVID-19 cases are also continuously increasing in Singapore, according to Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), as of December 9, the number of Covid infected people has reached 56,043, which is 75% more than the previous week.
Government worried about Covid variant JN.1
Central government has issued an alert due to increase in COVID-19 cases. The Center has asked all the states to monitor the situation. The central government has also ordered regular reporting of cases. At the same time, after the increasing cases of Corona, the Karnataka government has also issued an alert and advised senior citizens and people suffering from other diseases to wear masks.
Characteristics of the new sub-variant
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), due to JN.1, people may have problems like cough, shortness of breath or difficulty in breathing, fatigue, muscle-body pain, headache, sore throat, blocked or runny nose.
