35 cases of Covid's JN.1 variant detected in Karnataka: Health Minister

Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Monday said about 35 cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 have been detected in the state so far.

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-variant’s infection spread is neither surprising or a sudden development, and asked people not to worry, but to be cautious and take precautions.