Highlights | HMPV Cases in India: Total Case Count Increases To 13, 2 New HMPV Virus Reported; Check State- Wise List

HMPV Virus Cases India Highlights: According to reports, an HMPV RT-PCR test costs between Rs 3,000 to Rs 8,000 at labs like Dr Lal PathLabs, Tata 1mg Labs, and Max Healthcare Labs. Comprehensive tests which cover HMPV and other respiratory pathogens, may go up to Rs 20,000, it added.

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Out of the total 11 cases reported so far, two were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gujarat, two in Chennai, and three in Kolkata. Two in Nagpur, one in Mumbai have tested positive for HMPV, health officials said on Monday.

Union Health Minister JP Nadda said on Monday that the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) is not a new virus, and it was identified for the first time in 2001, and the virus has been circulating in the entire world for many years.

According to reports, the 80-year-old man was hospitalized on Wednesday, January 8, after displaying symptoms resembling those of HMPV infection. Tests confirmed that he was positive for HMPV.

With millions of devotees from Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, and West Bengal expected to come together at the grand event, the question arises: Could the virus spread to the Mahakumbh, posing a major health risk? The Union health ministry sought to assuage fears, asserting that it was well-equipped to handle any potential increase in respiratory illnesses.

Check What HMPV RT-PCR Test Will Cost

According to Economic Times, an HMPV RT-PCR test costs between Rs 3,000 to Rs 8,000 at labs like Dr Lal PathLabs, Tata 1mg Labs, and Max Healthcare Labs. Comprehensive tests which cover HMPV and other respiratory pathogens, may go up to Rs 20,000, it added.

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HMPV Cases in India Live: Causes of HMPV Virus outbreak

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- Persistent Cough
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