COVID-19 : As numerous states in India experience an increase in COVID-19 instances, official sources have stated that the majority of reported cases are moderate in nature and that patients are being treated at home. According to reports, the Union Health Secretary met with the Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the Secretary of the Department of Health Research (DHR), the DGHS, and the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday to review COVID-19 cases. Most Covid cases in India are mild, and patients receive treatment at home. Sources
These states are where the majority of COVID-19 cases have been reported.
Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, and Karnataka have reported the most COVID-19 cases. A strong national system for tracking respiratory infections, including COVID-19, has reportedly been built by the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) and the ICMR’s pan-India respiratory virus sentinel surveillance network.
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Most covid situations are minor.
“The majority of these cases are mild and are being treated at home,” an official source stated.
“It should also be noted that there have been some media reports of an upsurge of COVID-19 cases in Singapore, Hong Kong, and other nations in recent times. The source said, “There is no evidence that the circulating variants are more transmissible or cause more severe disease than previously circulating variants, according to the relevant National IHR focal points.”
The Union Health Ministry is actively monitoring the situation through its various authorities and is reportedly still on high alert.
India is home to COVID NB.1.8.1 and LF.7 variants.
According to INSACOG, there have been four cases of the LF.7 variant and one case of the newly discovered COVID-19 mutation NB.1.8.1 in India.
Instead of being Variants of Interest or Variants of Concern (VOCs), the World Health Organization (WHO) designated the LF.7 and NB.1.8 subvariants as Variants Under Monitoring (VUMs) in May 2025. But according to reports, these are the variations that are causing the number of COVID cases in China and other Asian countries to rise.
According to INSACOG, the JN.1 variant remains the most common in India, accounting for 53% of analyzed samples, followed by BA.2 (26%), and various Omicron sublineages (20%).
On May 19, the country has 257 current COVID-19 cases. Delhi reported 23 new instances, Andhra Pradesh recorded four in the last 24 hours, Telangana confirmed one, and a nine-month-old child in Bengaluru tested positive, following a steady increase over the previous 20 days. Kerala alone had 273 incidents in May.
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