The number of corona patients in the country is continuously increasing. On Thursday, two more deaths related to Covid were recorded in Delhi. These include a five-month-old child. Delhi has the highest number of active corona cases after Kerala at 562. There have been seven deaths due to corona in Delhi since January 1 this year. The death toll from corona in the country has reached 51. A total of 7 people lost their lives due to corona on Wednesday. These include three in Maharashtra, two each in Delhi and Karnataka. On Wednesday, 564 patients were found in 15 states including Delhi, out of which 437 cases are from only 4 states. Kerala reported the highest number of cases at 114, Karnataka at 112, West Bengal at 106 and Delhi at 105. In this way, the number of active cases in the country has reached 4866. Meanwhile, the central government will conduct mock drills in selected hospitals in states across the country on Thursday. During this, the oxygen supply, the status of essential medicines and the arrangements for ventilators in these hospitals will be tested. In the report prepared from this, ratings will be given on the preparedness of hospitals in case of the fourth wave of corona. Earlier, an initial mock drill was conducted on June 2. In this, hospitals were rated for the availability of health service infrastructure. In this, the focus was on liquid medical oxygen tanks, pressure swing adsorption plants and medical gas pipeline systems. Corona update from the states… 4 new variants of Kovid-19 found in India
Amid the increase in Kovid-19 cases in many states of India, four new variants have been found in the country. ICMR Director Dr. Rajiv Bahl said that the variants sequenced from South and West India are of LF.7, XFG, JN.1 and NB.1.8.1 series. Samples are being taken from other places and sequencing is being done so that new variants can be investigated. The cases are not very serious and people should not worry, just be cautious. The World Health Organization (WHO) has also not considered them worrisome. However, it has been categorized as a variant under surveillance. This variant is seen in the increasing cases of Kovid in other Asian countries including China. Spike protein mutations like A435S, V445H, and T478I of NB.1.8.1 spread faster than other variants. They are also not affected by the immunity built against Kovid. The JN.1 variant of Kovid is the most common in India. This variant is found in more than half of the samples in testing. After this, cases of BA.2 (26 percent) and Omicron sublineage (20 percent) variants are also found. JN.1 variant weakens immunity JN.1 is a strain of Omicron’s BA2.86. It was first seen in August 2023. In December 2023, WHO declared it a ‘variant of interest’. It has about 30 mutations, which weaken immunity. According to Johns Hopkins University of America, JN.1 spreads more easily than other variants, but it is not very serious. It remains the most common variant in many parts of the world. The symptoms of the JN.1 variant can last from a few days to weeks. If your symptoms persist for a long time, you may have long-term covid. This is a condition in which some symptoms of COVID-19 persist even after recovery. ————————————————— Read these news related to Corona too… Corona deaths increased by 20 lakh in the year 2021, revealed in government report; The number of deaths due to covid-heart disease increased at double the rate this year After a year, active cases of corona in India have crossed the 1 thousand mark again. In this, the death toll in the 2021 corona period has come to light. This report has been released by the Medical Certification of Cause of Death (MCCD). Read full news…
