Seventeen out of 35 samples sent from across the State for sequencing have turned out to be positive for JN.1, a sub-variant of the coronavirus, officially classified as Variant of Interest (VoI), according to the State health officials.
The cases were spread across the districts of Visakhapatnam, Eluru, NTR, Krishna, Guntur, East Godavari, West Godavari, Anakapalli, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam, said Public Health and Family Welfare Commissioner J. Nivas on January 3.
“All the 17 persons are under home isolation and recovering well,” said Mr. Nivas.
In response to a question on whether there would be any increase in the number of tests being conducted every day, Mr. Nivas said they had set a target of conducting 1,000 test. But, as per an official communication, the number of tests conducted on January 3 stood at 374.
New cases
Eight new cases were reported on the day, taking the caseload to 184 in the State. Of the new cases, one each was from Krishna, Visakhapatnam and Kakinada districts, two from NTR and three from Srikakulam districts.
