Telangana recorded 27 cases of COVID-19 caused by the JN.1 variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus as of January 28, according to information disclosed during the Question Hour in the Lok Sabha by Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare S.P. Singh Baghel.
The JN.1 variant was identified in India in November 2023. Since then, there has been a gradual increase in COVID-19 cases attributed to this variant, according to the Minister.
Responding to a query by Ludhiana MP Ravneet Singh Bittu, the Minister presented data for 17 states that reported JN.1 variant cases. Maharashtra recorded the highest number with 451 cases, followed by Karnataka (399), Andhra Pradesh (207), Kerala (155), Tamil Nadu (92), West Bengal (92), Goa (91), Gujarat (80), Delhi (59), Rajasthan (30), Telangana (27) and Chhattisgarh (25).
