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The number of active cases of coronavirus across the country has reached 6491. In the last 24 hours, 358 new cases have been reported. Kerala has the highest number of cases at 1957. After this, there are 980 active cases in Gujarat, 747 in West Bengal, and 728 in Delhi.
The number of deaths due to COVID-19 is also increasing rapidly. According to the Health Department, since January 2025, 65 patients have died due to corona in 11 states. Of these, 58 deaths have occurred in the last 10 days. For a week, an average of 5-6 lives are being lost every day. However, there has been no death on Sunday.
According to the official source of the Health Department, Amidst the increasing cases of coronavirus, the central government is conducting mock drills of preparations. All the states have been instructed to make adequate arrangements for oxygen, isolation beds, ventilators and essential medicines.
Amid the rise in COVID-19 cases in several 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 the LF.7, XFG, JN.1 and NB.1.8.1 series.
Samples are being taken from other places and sequenced so that the new variant 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 kept under surveillance. This variant is seen in the increasing cases of COVID 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 not even affected by the immunity developed against Covid.
The JN.1 variant of Covid is the most common in India. This variant is found in more than half of the samples tested. After this, cases of BA.2 (26 percent) and Omicron sublineage (20 percent) variants are also found.
