Some COVID-19 circumstances have been reported primarily from States like Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Karnataka.

New Delhi:

As a number of states in India witness a surge in COVID-19 circumstances, official sources have stated that a lot of the reported circumstances are gentle in nature and sufferers are being handled at residence. The matter relating to COVID-19 circumstances was reviewed by the Union Health Secretary on Saturday with the Secretary, Department of Health Research (DHR) and Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), DGHS and National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and so forth, they stated.

Some COVID-19 circumstances have been reported primarily from states corresponding to Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Karnataka. According to sources, a sturdy nationwide system is in place for monitoring respiratory diseases, together with COVID-19, by the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) and ICMR’s pan-India respiratory virus sentinel surveillance community.

Most of Covid circumstances are gentle  “It is observed that most of these cases are mild and under home care,” an official supply stated.

“It may also be mentioned that there have been some media reports regarding an increase in COVID-19 cases in Singapore, Hong Kong and other countries in the recent past. It has been ascertained from the respective National IHR focal points that there is no indication that the circulating variants are more transmissible or cause more severe disease compared to the previously circulating variants,” the supply stated.

Sources emphasised that the Union Health Ministry stays alert and is actively monitoring the scenario by its varied companies.

NB.1.8.1 and LF.7 variants of COVID detected in India Meanwhile, in line with INSACOG information, one case of the newly rising COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1 and 4 circumstances of the LF.7 variant have been recognized in India.

As of May 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) classifies LF.7 and NB.1.8 subvariants as Variants Under Monitoring (VUMs), not as Variants of Concern (VOCs) or Variants of Interest (VOIs). But these are the variants reportedly driving the rise in COVID circumstances in China and elements of Asia.

In India, the JN.1 variant continues to be probably the most prevalent, accounting for 53% of the samples examined, adopted by BA.2 at 26%, and different Omicron sublineages at 20%, in line with INSACOG.

As of May 19, the nation had 257 energetic COVID-19 circumstances. Delhi reported 23 new circumstances, Andhra Pradesh recorded 4 previously 24 hours, Telangana confirmed one case, and a nine-month-old youngster in Bengaluru examined constructive amid a gradual improve over the previous 20 days. Kerala alone reported 273 circumstances in May.

(With PTI inputs)

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