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Maharashtra Reports 28 Fresh Covid Cases, 10 of Them JN.1 Variant

By LokMarg 25th December 2023

Maharashtra on Monday recorded 28 new cases of COVID-19 and at least 10 cases of JN.1 variant has been reported in the state to date, said the health department.

According to the Public Health Department of Maharashtra, 80,23,431 COVID-19 patients have been discharged after full recovery, of which 13 were discharged on Monday. The recovery rate in the state is 98.18 per cent while the case fatality rate in the state is 1.81 per cent.

Out of 8,75,66,255 laboratory samples, 81,72,163 have been tested positive (9.33 per cent) for

COVID-19 until today. On Monday, the state conducted 1162 tests of COVID out of those 590 RT-PCR tests and 572 RAT tests.

At present, the dominant variant of COVID is Omicron XBB.1.16. A total of 1972 cases were found to be infected with this variant. There were 19 deaths reported among the cases of this variant.

Since January 1, 2023, 134 COVID-19 deaths have been recorded in Maharashtra. 70.90 per cent of these deaths have occurred in individuals over 60 years of age, 84 per cent of the deceased had comorbidities, while 16 per cent did not have any comorbidities.

A total of 63 cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 have been detected in the country till Sunday, with Goa reporting the highest number of cases, Health Ministry sources said on Monday.

However, there has been no clustering of cases reported so far and all the cases of the JN.1 subvariant have mild symptoms, they added.

Meanwhile, the total number of active cases of COVID-19 in the country stands at 4,054, with the highest number of cases coming from Kerala.

Former World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan has said that there is no need to panic as JN.1 is a variant of interest and not of concern.

She urged people to be cautious by taking proper precautionary measures.

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently classified JN.1 as a variant of interest, distinct from its parent lineage BA.2.86. However, the global health body emphasised that the overall risk posed by JN.1 remains low based on current evidence. (ANI)

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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Ambulance

K’taka CM Dedicates 262 New Ambulances In Revamped ‘108’ Service

By LokMarg 30th November 2023

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday dedicated new 262 ambulances in the revamped 108 ambulance service to the state, as announced by the Health Department in its review meeting which was held a day earlier.

Speaking at the event, the Karnataka Chief Minister called upon the doctors to treat the poor people with humanity.

He also said that the Congress government of the state is committed to providing quality healthcare to the people of the state.

“108 emergency ambulances have been provided to the health service so that no one should lose their life without getting treatment. More than 840 ambulances are required in the state,” he said.

He also said that a total of four ambulances are functioning in each taluk and are providing emergency health services to hundreds of people every day.

Explaining the significance of the primary emergency treatment, the CM said that it plays an important role in saving lives.

“Every district should have an MRI scanning facility. Due to the high cost of services in private diagnostic centres, the poor are facing a lot of hardships. Thousands of people are applying for the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for this reason alone. Therefore, an environment is being created in the state where quality treatment is available only in government hospitals. When good service is possible from Jayadeva Hospital, it is possible to provide the same quality service in other places,” the Karnataka CM added.

Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said that the new ambulances would strengthen the state health infrastructure.

“Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri. Siddaramaiah flagged off 262 new modern life-saving 108 ambulances today. 105 ambulances are equipped with advanced life support systems including ventilators and defibrillators. Rest of the 157 ambulances are equipped with basic life support. Together, these ambulances will help save precious lives in emergencies. The new 108 ambulance service will further strengthen our healthcare system, providing free service to the public” Dinesh Gundu Rao said in his post on X.

Deputy CM DK Shivakumar said that Karnataka’s health infrastructure was a model for the entire country.

“Karnataka State is a model for the country in providing good healthcare system and producing doctors. Health and Family Welfare Department is working well in this regard. In this background, our aim is to make ambulance service available from village to city Today we have dedicated 262 new ambulances. Ambulance service will be available within 15 to 20 minutes of being called in urban and rural areas and our government is committed to building a healthy society” DK Shivakumar said in his post on X.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaih also appreciated that the work done by the Health department and suggested that additional focus need to be given to North Karnataka. (ANI)

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Two Intl Passengers Covid Positive At Mumbai Airport

By LokMarg 28th December 2022

Two international passengers were found Covid positive during random sampling at the Mumbai International airport, the Maharashtra Health department informed on Wednesday.

Further, according to the Health Department, both samples have been sent for whole genome sequencing.
Amid the ongoing spike in Covid infections across several countries, the screening of international passengers arriving in Mumbai, Pune, and Nagpur airports has been on since December 24.

“All passengers are being thermally scanned and 2 percent of random samples are being sent for Covid test. All positive samples are being referred for whole genome sequencing (WGS),” read an official statement from Maharashtra Health Department.

It said that as per instructions from the Centre, an online mock drill of all secondary

and tertiary healthcare facilities in the state was accomplished on December 27, as part of the ongoing review of the preparedness of hospitals in the light of the global Covid scenario.

“(As many as) 36 new (Covid) cases were reported in the state today. One Covid death was also reported. The case fatality rate in the state was 1.82 percent. Also, 36 patients were discharged today on recovery from Covid-19, taking the total number of recoveries, so far, to 79,88,008. The recovery rate in the state was at 98.17 percent and, as of today, there are 164 active cases in the state,” read a health bulletin issued by the state Health department.

Earlier, on Wednesday, the Tamil Nadu Health department said two passengers from Dubai tested positive for Covid-19 at Chennai airport.

“Two passengers who arrived from Dubai tested positive at the Chennai airport today. Both of them hailed from the Alangudi district of Tamil Nadu’s Pudukkottai. Their test samples have been sent to State Public Health Laboratory,” the state Health department said. (ANI)