Covid sub-variant JN.1: INSACOG says 196 cases detected in IndiaThese states are Kerala (83), Goa (51), Gujarat (34), Karnataka (eight), Maharashtra (seven), Rajasthan (five), Tamil Nadu (four), Telangan...
01 Jan, 2024, 03.51 PM IST
157 cases of Covid sub-variant JN.1 detected in India; highest from Kerala, Gujarat: INSACOGThe Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) has reported 157 cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 in the country, with Kerala reporti...
28 Dec, 2023, 07.32 PM IST
Active Covid cases in India rise to 61,233While four deaths were reported from Delhi, one each was reported from Haryana, Karnataka and Punjab while four fatalities were reconciled ...
18 Apr, 2023, 05.09 PM IST
436 cases of XBB1.16.1 mutated sub-variant found in India: INSACOGThe INSACOG data has shown that 2,735 cases of the XBB1.16 variant have been found in a total of 24 states and Union Territories. India has...
17 Apr, 2023, 04.26 PM IST
234 cases of XBB1.16.1 mutated sub-variant found in country: INSACOGAccording to the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) data, 1,774 cases of the XBB1.16 variant have been found across 22 states ...
11 Apr, 2023, 06.35 PM IST
610 cases of Covid's new variant XBB1.16 found in India: INSACOG dataThe highest number of Covid cases caused due to this variant has been found in Maharashtra and Gujarat at 164 each, followed by 93 Telangan...
27 Mar, 2023, 07.04 PM IST
76 samples of new Covid variant XBB1.16 found in India: INSACOG dataThe Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) has found that a total of 76 samples of COVID-19's XBB.1.16 variant have been found, wh...
18 Mar, 2023, 03.55 PM IST
Covid 19's XBB.1.5 variant cases rise to 26 in India: INSACOGThe XBB.1.5 strain is a relative of the Omicron XBB variant, which is a recombinant of the Omicron BA.2.10.1 and BA.2.75 subvariants. Combi...
16 Jan, 2023, 06.10 PM IST
Covid's XBB.1.5 variant cases rise to 7 in India: INSACOGThe XBB.1.5 strain is a relative of the Omicron XBB variant, which is a recombinant of the Omicron BA.2.10.1 and BA.2.75 subvariants. Combi...
06 Jan, 2023, 12.22 AM IST
Insacog finds presence of Omicron XE variant in IndiaThe XE variant is a recombination of Omicron variants BA.1 and BA.2. It has so far been identified in the United Kingdom, China and Thailan...
03 May, 2022, 07.26 PM IST
Omicron now accounts for over 90% of cases in Indian metrosData shows that Omicron has been spreading. According to the genomic surveillance data by Insacog network, in the fourth week of December, ...
21 Jan, 2022, 10.07 AM IST
Clear data supporting very high immune escape potential of Omicron: INSACOGThe INSACOG reports genomic surveillance of SARS CoV -2 across the country through sequencing of samples from sentinel sites and also detai...
29 Dec, 2021, 04.15 PM IST
No clear evidence yet on Omicron's transmissibility, immune evasion, severity in India: INSACOGThe consortium said that while there are some indicators that the disease may be milder with Omicron, there is insufficient data to determi...
20 Dec, 2021, 08.38 PM IST
Mu, C.1.2 variants of SARS-CoV2 not found in India so far: INSAOCGThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has added B.1.621 (including B.1.621.1) to the list of Variants of Interest (VOI) on August 30 and chri...
15 Sep, 2021, 02.12 PM IST
83 Covid cases of Delta plus variant reported in India till Aug 4: GovtResponding to a question on whether private laboratories are permitted to do genome sequencing of coronavirus, Minister of State for Health...
06 Aug, 2021, 04.52 PM IST
Insacog seeks more info on Covid variant in Tamil NaduIn most other states, the B.1.617 has clearly emerged as the predominant variant. But data from TN so far does not show ‘high activity’ for...
01 Jun, 2021, 07.46 AM IST
Insacog data too confirm rise of B.1.617 across statesOf 21,836 total samples sequenced from across states, Insacog found 6,706 variants of concern so far. The bulk of these — 4,241 of 6,706 sa...
20 May, 2021, 07.49 AM IST