<p>Mumbai: Maharashtra on Sunday reported 50 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total number of infections since the beginning of the spread of novel coronavirus to 81,72,135 nearly three years ago, said a daily bulletin by the health department.</p>.<p>Of the fresh cases, nine were caused by JN.1, increasing the number of infections tied to the new sub-variant in the state to 10, it said.</p>.<p>The JN.1 patients include five from Thane city, two from Pune city, and one each from a rural pocket of Pune district, Akola city and Sindhudurg district. One patient from Pune had travelled to the US, the bulletin said.</p>.Kerala records 128 new Covid-19 cases, one death.<p>All the JN.1 patients have recovered, it said.</p>.<p>The World Health Organisation (WHO) has classified the new strain as a separate “variant of interest” given its rapidly increasing spread but said that it poses a “low” global public health risk.</p>.<p>Even though the number of cases is rising and the JN.1 sub-variant has been detected in the country, there is no cause of immediate concern as 92 per cent of those infected are opting for home-based treatment, indicating mild illness, officials had said earlier.</p><p>Those suffering from cold, cough, or fever should maintain distance from other people and use masks and wash their hands with soap or use sanitiser, according to doctors.</p>.<p>Maharashtra has so far tested 8,75,65,093 samples for Covid-19, of which 81,72,135 were found to be positive. As many as 80,23,418 patients have been discharged so far, the bulletin added.</p>.<p>According to the Union health ministry’s updated data on Sunday, the country saw a single-day rise of 656 Covid-19 infections while the active cases have increased to 3,742.</p>.<p>In May, following a sustained decline in the trajectory of coronavirus cases, hospitalisations and deaths, and high levels of population immunity to SARS-CoV2, the WHO had declared that Covid-19 no longer constituted a public health emergency of international concern.</p>
<p>Mumbai: Maharashtra on Sunday reported 50 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total number of infections since the beginning of the spread of novel coronavirus to 81,72,135 nearly three years ago, said a daily bulletin by the health department.</p>.<p>Of the fresh cases, nine were caused by JN.1, increasing the number of infections tied to the new sub-variant in the state to 10, it said.</p>.<p>The JN.1 patients include five from Thane city, two from Pune city, and one each from a rural pocket of Pune district, Akola city and Sindhudurg district. One patient from Pune had travelled to the US, the bulletin said.</p>.Kerala records 128 new Covid-19 cases, one death.<p>All the JN.1 patients have recovered, it said.</p>.<p>The World Health Organisation (WHO) has classified the new strain as a separate “variant of interest” given its rapidly increasing spread but said that it poses a “low” global public health risk.</p>.<p>Even though the number of cases is rising and the JN.1 sub-variant has been detected in the country, there is no cause of immediate concern as 92 per cent of those infected are opting for home-based treatment, indicating mild illness, officials had said earlier.</p><p>Those suffering from cold, cough, or fever should maintain distance from other people and use masks and wash their hands with soap or use sanitiser, according to doctors.</p>.<p>Maharashtra has so far tested 8,75,65,093 samples for Covid-19, of which 81,72,135 were found to be positive. As many as 80,23,418 patients have been discharged so far, the bulletin added.</p>.<p>According to the Union health ministry’s updated data on Sunday, the country saw a single-day rise of 656 Covid-19 infections while the active cases have increased to 3,742.</p>.<p>In May, following a sustained decline in the trajectory of coronavirus cases, hospitalisations and deaths, and high levels of population immunity to SARS-CoV2, the WHO had declared that Covid-19 no longer constituted a public health emergency of international concern.</p>