Sadhana had a chest infection, and was later admitted to a private hospital in Nokha where she died. KN Tiwari, the civil surgeon of Rohtas, said that the sample was sent to Patna to find a new variant of Covid-19. COVID-19 Death in Bihar: 10-Year-Old Girl Succumbs to Infection in Rohtas District.
The total number of active cases is 148, with no detection of the JN.1 variant. It's noted that 51% of these cases are asymptomatic, and the symptomatic cases present mild symptoms and recover within a few days, the health department said. COVID-19 in Maharashtra: 32 Fresh Coronavirus Cases Reported in Greater Mumbai Area, Says BMC.
“The patient was tested Covid positive. He has been kept in home isolation and his sample has been sent to Pune for genome sequencing to see if it as new JN.1 sub variant,” said Dr Gupta
An alleged Covid-19 case surfaced in Amritsar, creating alarm. However, the case was later found to be false. The health department took immediate action and the woman who was suspected to have the infection was discharged from the hospital.