Delhi has reported its first case of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1, officials said on Wednesday. Delhi has more than 35 active cases with nine fresh infections being reported on Wednesday, an official said, adding that a 28-year-old man, who had comorbidities, died, with Covid not being the primary reason.
“The man was not from Delhi and was referred to a private hospital recently. He had multiple comorbidities and the Covid finding was incidental. The sample of the man has been sent for genome sequencing and a report is awaited,” he added. The official said multiple samples were sent for genome sequencing, and one of them tested positive for the JN.1 variant.
Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said that JN.1 is a sub variant of Omicron and is a mild infection. This is the one spreading in south India. There is no need to panic. It causes mild sickness.
“Out of the 3 samples sent for genome sequencing, one is JN.1 & two are Omicron,” Bhardwaj said. Earlier in the day, Delhi Health Department revealed that nine fresh cases of Covid-19 were detected in the city in last 24 hours. The city now has 35 active cases.
