Nineteen persons have tested positive for JN.1 sub-variant of COVID-19 in Mumbai, an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Tuesday, reported news agency PTI.

Out of 22 samples found positive for JN.1 sub-variant of COVID-19 in Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) analysis, 19 were from Mumbai, Daksha Shah, executive health officer of the BMC told PTI.