Health officials in Ireland have reported an increase in confirmed cases of the novel JN variation of Covid, reports The Mirror.
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) reported 1,264 instances of the strain one month ago.
It stated today that there are 1,433 known illnesses, an increase of 169.
The JN.1 variety has “rapidly increased” since November, according to a warning from the HPSC and “there are likely to be increases in case numbers.”
However it added: “There is no indication of impact of vaccine effectiveness or increased disease severity as compared to other circulating variants”, reports The Mirror.
Giving an update on Covid in Ireland, it said: “From February 2023, XBB (and other recombinant) SARS-CoV-2 variants dominated circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants worldwide but have since been replaced by BA.2 sublineage variants. Since November 2023, the BA.2.86 sublineage JN.1 has rapidly increased globally and has replaced XBB.1.5-like lineages,” reports The Mirror.
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