Bengaluru Registers 21 Fresh COVID Cases
The Department of Health and Family Welfare in Karnataka has reported 21 new positive Covid cases within the state in the past 24 hours, with no associated fatalities.
COVID Update in Karnataka
"Among these, 85 are isolated at home while 20 persons have been hospitalized. Nine are being treated in the ICU. The positivity rate has come down to 1.6 percent from 2.47 percent on Wednesday. The case fatality rate stands at zero percent," an official said. ()
The COVID JN.1 strain denotes a novel variant of the virus, potentially signaling changes in transmissibility or characteristics. Monitoring and studying this strain are crucial to understand its behavior and impact on public health measures.
‘In Bengaluru, authorities breathed a sigh of relief with the outcomes as the testing increased from 808 to 2,263 compared to the previous day. The department noted that the total count of active patients has climbed from 92 to 105. #COVID #JN1’
A total of 2,263 Covid tests done were conducted in the last 24 hours for symptomatic persons among which 1,791 were RT-PCR and 472 are RAT.
Reference:
- COVID-19 pandemic in Karnataka - (https:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Karnataka)