682 cases of JN.1 recorded in 12 states till Jan 6: Report

A total of 682 cases of the JN.1 sub-variant of COVID-19 have been reported in 12 states across India. The World Health Organization (WHO) classified JN.1 as a variant of interest distinct from BA.2.86. The overall risk posed by JN.1 remains low. The central and state governments are closely monitoring the new Omicron Subvariant JN. In the last 24 hours, India recorded 605 fresh COVID-19 cases and four deaths. The active cases have increased to 4,002, and the country's overall COVID case tally stands at over 4.5 crore. The death toll is 5,33,396.