New Covid Variant: Centre Writes To States Over Detection Of 1st Case Of JN.1 Variant; Details Here

The Centre on Monday asked states and union territories to maintain constant vigil amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases and the detection of the first case of the new JN.1 variant in India.

India's first case of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 was detected in Kerala on Dec. 8, according to PTI.

The case was detected in an RT-PCR positive sample from Karakulam in Thiruvananthapuram district of the southern state on December 8, Dr Rajiv Bahl, Director General of the ICMR, said.

The sample had tested RT-PCR positive on November 18, he added. The 79-year-old woman had mild symptoms of Influenza Like Illness (ILI) and has since recovered from COVID.

(With PTI inputs)