It is essential to note that both the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, currently classify JN.1 as a Variant of Interest (VoI) and not a Variant of Concern (VoC).
COVID-19 in India news: While the number of active cases in India stood at 4,170 on Tuesday, the total death toll reached 5.33 lakh, as per the Union Health Ministry data.
Till Sunday, a total of 63 cases of the JN.1 variant had been reported in the country. Of these, 34 cases were from Goa, 9 from Maharashtra, 8 from Karnataka, 6 from Kerala, 4 from Tamil Nadu and 2 from Telangana.