Page 10 - Win 1 News Today

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has reinstituted a mask mandate, as COVID cases spike and respiratory infections jump across Massachusetts.

With one death reported in the state, the total number of people who have died due to coronavirus in Kerala since its outbreak three years ago reached 72,060.

The JN.1 sub-variant of COVID-19, which makes for half of the new cases in several countries including the US, has been spreading in India. While experts have said not to panic, they have also advised people to be cautious.

The Omicron coronavirus subvariant JN.1 now makes up 44.2% of Covid-19 cases in the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Fasten your seat belt for UPSC Prelims 2024 and add the term to your current affairs glossary of Science and Health. Consolidate your prep by solving MCQ and Point to Ponder.

Of the total cases, 300 were reported in Kerala, bringing the state's active cases to 2,341. The total COVID-19 related deaths in Kerala reached 72,059, with three deaths reported

COVID-19 in India: Other states that reported fresh cases are Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Maharashtra

Based on the limited data available, it is clear that JN.1 is fueling substantial waves of infection throughout the world, with thousands of ongoing global excess deaths each day and untold masses newly suffering from Long COVID.

The health secretary did not share information on the number of Covid tests conducted so far. The last Covid bulletin by the health department was released on July 6 when the number of tests conducted in a day was 828.

Originating from the BA.2.86 variant, JN.1 has emerged without severe pneumonia signs thus far. Read on to know more about this new COVID strain, and how it is different from the previous variants of COVID-19. TheHealthSite.com