34 cases of Covid's JN.1 variant in Karnataka

Bengaluru: The Karnataka Department of Health & Family Welfare Services on Monday said 34 cases of COVID-19's variant JN.1 have been detected in the state so far, which include three deaths.

Out of these 34 cases of JN.1 detected in Karnataka, 20 are from Bengaluru city alone.

"Samples of Covid-19 positive cases were tested for the newly reported Omicron variant of Covid-19, i.e., JN.1 at National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune and National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru," the department said in a release.

The state government's Cabinet sub-committee will meet tomorrow to discuss the recommendations made by the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) on further measures to be taken to manage Covid-19 situation. (PTI)