Corona virus cases are increasing rapidly in the country. The number of active cases reached 1828 on Friday. The corona report of a one -day newborn has come positive in Ahmedabad, Gujraj.
The child is kept in the ICU. Last week, the mother of the child was also found to be corona positive, although her report is now negative. Apart from this, an 8 -month -old girl is on oxygen support since Thursday.
At the same time, the figure of those who lost their lives in the country has increased to 15, out of which 6 deaths are in Maharashtra. The state government is conducting survey on influenza and respiratory diseases for the corona virus.
Meanwhile, active cases in Kerala have been 727. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that cases of Omikron JN variant LF7 are coming in the state. Is.
Union Minister Prataprao Jadhav has said that the Health Department and the Ministry of AYUSH are completely cautious and are constantly monitoring the situation.
More than 9 thousand covid tests in Maharashtra
The Maharashtra government said that 79 new cases of Kovid were reported on Thursday. While Mumbai has received a total of 379 cases since January 2025. One each was found in January and February, four in April and 373 patients in May. Since January, 9592 Kovid-19 Tests have been conducted in the state.
At the same time, two cases of Kovid-19 were reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. Both hail from Kerala and are studying at Government Dental College, Srinagar.
4 new variants of Kovid-19 found in India
In many states of India, four new variants have been found in the country amidst the increase in the cases of Kovid-19. Dr. Rajiv Bahl, director of ICMR, said that the variants that have been sequential from South and West India are LF.7, XFG, JN.1 and NB.1.8.1 series.
Sequencing is being done by taking samples from other places, so that the new variant can be examined. Cases are not very serious and people should not worry, just be cautious.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has also not considered them worrying. However, has been categorized as a variant kept under surveillance. This variant is visible in the increasing cases of Kovid in other countries of Asia including China.
Spike protein mutations such as A435S, V445H, and T478i of NB.1.8.1 spread rapidly compared to other variants. They do not affect the immunity against Kovid.
Kovid’s JN.1 variant is the most common in India. This variant is found in more than half of the samples in testing. This is followed by cases of BA.2 (26 percent) and Omikron Sabalines (20 percent) variants.
