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The Indonesian Ministry of Health reports the death of two patients infected with the Omicron JN.1 and XBB.2.3.10.1 (GE.1) sub-variants of Covid-19.

Nearing the end of 2023, the Health Ministry recorded that the spread of Covid-19 variant JN.1 in Indonesia continues to increase, reaching 41 cases.

After quite an observation, it has come to light that these variant evolutions are in December.

As per Union Health Ministry, 4,054 active COVID-19 cases were reported in the previous 24 hours in India.

Thane city has reported five cases of JN.1 variant of coronavirus out of 20 samples tested since November 30, an official said on Sunday.

With three waves clustered between December and March, experts analyse what this means for severity of infection.

A few recent deaths because of comorbidities along with COVID infection, too were found to be infected by JN.1, he said, the new sub-variants infection spread is neither surprising or a sudden development, and asked people not to worry, but to be cautious and take precautions.

Karnataka Department of Health & Family Welfare Services said 34 cases of COVID-19's variant JN.1 have been detected in the state so far.

As of Friday, CDC data estimates indicate that the quickly spreading variant is now causing almost half of infections nationwide.