A case of JN.1, a sub-variant of COVID-19 currently spreading in the United States and China, has also been found in Kerala as part of the ongoing routine surveillance by INSACOG
A case of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 was detected in Kerala on December 8. The JN.1 sub-variant first identified in Luxembourg and since spreading to several countries is a descendant of the Pirola variant (BA.2.86).