Telangana sent only four samples to the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) in November and December 2023, according to data with the consortium. Of the four, two tested positive for the JN.1 variant.
Three samples were sent in November and one in December. Among the November samples, one tested positive for the GE.1 variant on November 1 and two for the JN.1 variant on November 21. The lone sample from December tested positive for XBB.2.3 on December 4.
In contrast, other states demonstrated a higher level of sample submission. Kerala sent 24 samples in November and 159 in December; Karnataka sent two in November and 16 in December; Maharashtra sent six in November and 13 in December; Goa sent six in November and 50 in December; and Gujarat sent eight in November and 42 in December. Delhi, which sent no sample in November, sent 20 in December.
