Patients are coming in with low oxygen levels, shortness of breath and pneumonia in addition to the common symptoms of upper respiratory infections, say doctors
Viral pneumonia caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus usually affects the upper respiratory tract. But it could become severe in those with compromised conditions.
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.
At least 138 cases of swine flu, 412 of malaria and 73 of dengue were reported in Mumbai in the last 15 days, an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.