As of December 16, the World Health Organisation (WHO) reported 7,344 cases of Covid-19 JN.1 subvariant from 41 countries. With this, the total count of coronavirus cases in India since its outbreak in January 2020 has reached 4,50,15,896. Both the central and state governments are keeping a close watch on the new Omicron Subvariant JN.1. As of December 16, the World Health Organisation (WHO) reported 7,344 cases of Covid-19 JN.1 subvariant from 41 countries, whereas 145 cases of JN.1 subvariant were reported in India till December 28, as per official sources. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently classified JN.1 as a variant of interest, distinct from its parent lineage BA.2.86.

Source: dna January 04, 2024 09:36 UTC