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The JN.1 has the ability to escape immunity gained by individuals from previous infections or vaccines.
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Out of the 10 fresh Covid infections, nine of them have been reported from Hyderabad.
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The best way to deal with the rise of Covid infections due to JN.1 is not to panic and continue taking precautions.
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As on Friday, 27 active Covid positive cases are recovering while one case has recovered on Friday, the State Health bulletin said.
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Additional DME, Dr K Siva Ram Prasad in a notice has directed all the Government health care institutions to furnish daily information pertaining to Covid-19 cases and strictly adhere to social distancing norms in the hospital, as precautionary measure.
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With reports emerging about a rise in respiratory ailments from China and subsequent alert in six States, the department as a precautionary measure decided to further strengthen and intensify its disease surveillance initiative through integrated diseases surveillance project (IDSP).
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India recorded 1,690 fresh Covid infections in a day, while the number of active cases has come down to 19,613 from 21,406 a day earlier.
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Meanwhile, the active caseload of the country presently stands at 44,436 cases, accounting for 0.10 per cent of the total positive cases.
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New York: Rather than evolving from regular transmission among millions of humans, the coronavirus variants of concern from chronic, long Covid patients can be more deadly and need urgent attention, scientists have warned. Earlier studies have shown that some immune-compromised people, such as those taking medication for other chronic disorders, have carried active Covid infections […]
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Hyderabad: The surge of Covid infections driven by different variants of Omicron has just become even more complicated with geneticists reporting Covid infections due to BA.2.75, the new Omicron variant in different States including Telangana. Between March and June 7, the average daily Covid infections in Telangana hovered between 55 and 65. Since then, there […]
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Hyderabad: The ongoing surge of Covid infections in multiple States, including Telangana, which is being attributed to BA4 and BA5 variants of Omicron, is merely a ripple and not a wave, the developers of the SUTRA mathematical model for forecasting pandemics on Thursday said. The mathematicians and researchers from IIT-Kanpur and IIT Hyderabad, who developed […]
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Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Monday issued a Covid advisory urging children less than 10 years and elders above 60 years to avoid venturing outdoors, unless it is necessary and all individuals must wear face masks when they venture out of the house. “There is higher incidence of Covid in the age group of 20 […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana on Wednesday reported 205 new Covid infections out of which 132 were from areas under GHMC, 39 from Rangareddy and 10 were from Medchal-Malkajgiri districts while the number of Covid infections in other districts remained in single digits. With no fatalities getting reported, the total number deaths due to Covid-19 has remained at […]
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Hyderabad: In the wake of a surge in Covid infections driven by BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron variants, the Telangana government on Monday urged union Health Minister, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya to allow administration of booster or precautionary doses to all eligible individuals above 18 years at government hospitals. At present, Telangana has a stock of nearly […]
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Hyderabad: The ongoing surge of Covid-19 infections — widely believed to be driven by the BA4 and BA5 variants of Omicron — in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Telangana, could peak sometime in July, a preliminary assessment by the SUTRA mathematical model for forecasting pandemics has revealed. For the past one week, the South […]
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Hyderabad: The reopening of schools in the coming days and the ongoing surge of Covid infections across Telangana, especially in Hyderabad, Rangareddy and Medchal-Malkajgiri, should convince parents of children and adolescents between 12 years and 18 years to administer them with Covid vaccines, senior health officials here on Friday said. The coming weeks will witness […]
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Hyderabad: The BA.4 and BA.5 variants of the Omicron are expected to drive up the daily Covid infections in Telangana and other Indian states for the next four to six weeks. In the past one week, there has been nearly 60 per cent rise of Covid infections in Telangana. Despite the surge, people need not panic, […]
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Hyderabad: The daily Covid infections in Telangana have continued to rise with health authorities on Thursday reporting 122 cases in the State out of which 94 were from areas under GHMC. On Wednesday, 116 Covid infections were reported of which 83 were from Hyderabad. With no fatalities getting reported on Thursday, the total number deaths […]
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Hyderabad: In what could be a sign indicating a fresh rise in daily Covid infections, probably driven by BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron variants that were recently detected, the health authorities on Wednesday reported 75 positive infections in Telangana. On Tuesday, 59 positive Covid cases were reported. In the last one month, the average daily Covid […]
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Hyderabad: Chances of a fresh wave of Covid infections in the coming months due to Omicron variants in Telangana despite geneticists reporting one more BA.5 positive case, were very remote, senior public health officials in Hyderabad said. As on Sunday, one case each of BA.4 and BA.5 variants of the Omicron, which are largely responsible […]
