22 Cases Of Covid's JN.1 Variant Detected In India Till Yesterday: Report

NITI Aayog member (Health) Dr V K Paul on Monday had said that the scientific community in India is closely investigating the new variant but stressed on the need for states to ramp up testing and strengthen their surveillance systems.

Twenty-two cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 have been detected in the country till Thursday, with 21 cases being reported from Goa and another from Kerala, official sources said.

In Goa, the sources told Press Trust of India, no clustering of cases of the JN.1 variant has been seen and all infected people have recovered without complications.

Those infected had mild upper respiratory tract infection with symptoms of mild dry cough, sore throat with or without fever, sources told Press Trust of India.