{"id":198118,"date":"2026-07-28T07:10:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T12:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=198118"},"modified":"2026-07-28T07:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T12:40:12","slug":"2-covid-cases-in-ap-over-past-month-variant-not-of-concern-nadda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=198118","title":{"rendered":"2 Covid Cases in AP over Past Month, Variant Not of Concern: Nadda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\"><span style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><b>New Delhi:<\/b> Two COVID-19 cases have been reported in Andhra Pradesh over the past month, with genomic sequencing showing RF.5 Omicron sub-lineage in samples from Kadapa district, a variant not classified by the WHO as a variant of concern, Union Health Minister J P Nadda told Parliament on Tuesday. Nadda said the Andhra Pradesh government reported 12 COVID-19 cases between June 24 and July 26, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pasted-from-word-wrapper\">He said three deaths were reported from YSR Kadapa district, with all the patients having co-morbidities such as diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease and chronic alcoholism.<\/p>\n<p>He said genomic sequencing by the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, found that COVID-19 positive samples from Kadapa district predominantly showed circulation of the RF.5 sub-lineage of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This sub-lineage is not classified by the WHO as a variant of concern (VOC), Variant of Interest (VOI), or Variant Under Monitoring (VUM),&#8221; he told the Rajya Sabha.<\/p>\n<p>The minister said the Union Health Ministry continues to closely monitor Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) and Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI), including COVID-19, through the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme-Integrated Health Information Platform (IDSP-IHIP).<\/p>\n<p>He said any increasing trend in such diseases is investigated by Rapid Response Teams (RRTs). The Indian Council of Medical Research&#8217;s Viral Research and Diagnostic Laboratories (VRDLs) network also conducts laboratory-based surveillance for major respiratory pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2, to monitor laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases along with other respiratory infections, he added.<\/p>\n<p>Nadda said health is a state subject and the Centre provides technical and financial support to states and Union territories to strengthen preparedness and response capacities against epidemic-prone communicable diseases, including COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>In view of the ongoing influenza season, all states and UTs have been advised to intensify ILI and SARI surveillance, ensure adequate diagnostics and personal protective equipment, undertake hospital surge planning, and strengthen the capacity of clinical and laboratory personnel through regular review meetings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deccanchronicle.com\/southern-states\/andhra-pradesh\/2-covid-cases-in-ap-over-past-month-variant-not-of-concernnadda-1974620\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: Two COVID-19 cases have been reported in Andhra Pradesh over the past month, with genomic sequencing showing RF.5 Omicron sub-lineage in samples from Kadapa district, a variant not classified by the WHO as a variant of concern, Union Health Minister J P Nadda told Parliament on Tuesday. Nadda said the Andhra Pradesh government &#8230; <a title=\"2 Covid Cases in AP over Past Month, Variant Not of Concern: Nadda\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=198118\" aria-label=\"Read more about 2 Covid Cases in AP over Past Month, Variant Not of Concern: Nadda\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":198119,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-198118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1933929-covid.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":194259,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=194259","url_meta":{"origin":198118,"position":0},"title":"Cyclospora Outbreak Continues: Expert Explains Symptoms, Testing, and Prevention","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Explosive diarrhea is spreading across Kentucky. 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