COVID-19 Update (May 30): Jaipur records highest number in Rajasthan, Maharashtra reports 76 new cases; fatalities in India and other details
Currently, the JN.1 variant is the most prevalent in India, found in over 50 per cent of tested samples. It is followed by BA.2 (26 per cent) and other Omicron sub-lineages (20 per cent).
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In India, several states, such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Delhi, and Punjab, have been recording new coronavirus cases every day. In Maharashtra, 76 new COVID-19 cases were reported on May 29. However, most cases remain mild.
Currently, the JN.1 variant is the most prevalent in India, found in over 50 per cent of tested samples. It is followed by BA.2 (26 per cent) and other Omicron sub-lineages (20 per cent).
Jaipur records highest number
At least 15 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Rajasthan on Thursday (May 29), with Jaipur recording the highest number at nine cases.
Jodhpur reported two cases, while four were detected in Udaipur. In addition, a new variant of the coronavirus has been confirmed in the state. Samples from four patients sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune revealed two cases each of the XFG and LF.7.9 variants.
Currently, these two variants are being reported more frequently in the western and southern states of India. Apart from them, strains from the JN.1 and NB.1.8.1 series are also being detected.
Death in Karnataka and Chandigarh
In Karnataka, a 70-year-old man's death was caused by late-onset seizures linked to diabetes, hypertension, IHD, and positive status, as well as abrupt cardiorespiratory arrest with encephalopathy.
A 40-year-old patient on Wednesday succumbed to COVID-19 virus at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, officials said.
Uttar Pradesh
The Uttar Pradesh government has issued an order to keep more than 2800 employees who worked during the previous COVID time in permanent service.
The development takes place after there has been a sudden surge in Coronavirus cases in the country.
Active cases and fatalities
Currently, around 1,252 active cases in India and at least 13 deaths have been reported so far.
Covid new variant
COVID-19 cases are rising again as a new variant begins to circulate in some parts of the world. The World Health Organization said Wednesday the rise in cases is primarily in the eastern Mediterranean, Southeast Asia and western Pacific regions.
Airport screening in the United States has detected the new variant in travelers arriving from those regions to destinations in California, Washington state, Virginia and New York. The new variant is called NB.1.8.1. It arrives as the United States’ official stance on COVID-19 vaccination is changing.
On Tuesday, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that COVID-19 shots are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women — a move immediately questioned by several public health experts. The new variant, increasing globally, had by mid-May reached nearly 11% of sequenced samples reported.
With inputs from agencies
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