Five people succumb to COVID in last 24 hours; 511 cases of JN.1 series variant reported till January 2
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The Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) under the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported five deaths due to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in the country.
The Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) under the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported five deaths due to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in the country.
A total of 511 cases of the JN.1 series variant have been reported from 11 States till January 2, 2024; 602 new cases have been registered in the last 24 hours, and the total number of cases stood at cases are 4,50,15,136, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said.
The active caseload stood at 4,440, which showed a decrease of 125 since Tuesday and 722 people recovered in the last 24 hours and the total recovered cases stood at 4,44,77,272.
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State-wise distribution indicated two deaths in Kerala in the last 24 hours. The deceased has been identified as a 66-year-old male with Chronic Liver Disease, Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) and Sepsis and a 79-year-old female with coronary artery disease (CAD), T2DM, and Sepsis. Karnataka reported one COVID death in the last 24 hours.
A 45-year-old male with hypertension (HTN) from Vijayanagar lost his life due to COVID. Punjab reported one COVID death. The deceased has been identified as a 62-year-old male with Pulmonary Kochs, Lung injury, and MODS. Tamil Nadu reported one death due to COVID in the last 24 hours.
A 74-year male with Interstitial Lung Disease, CAD, DM, and hypertension lost his life. In Bihar, reconciliation of mortality figures is ongoing. Odisha has reported 27 active cases on Tuesday. “A total of 32,946 tests were done on January 2 in the country,” ICMR reported.
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