India recorded an increase of 355 new COVID-19 infections in a single day and the number of active cases of the disease in the country now stands at 2,331, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday.
Two deaths, one in Karnataka and one in Kerala, were recorded in 24 hours, according to information updated through the ministry at 8 a. m.
The number of Covid cases had fallen to double digits before December 5, but began to rise after the emergence of a new variant and the cold.
After Dec. 5, the largest one-day accumulation of 841 new cases was reported on Dec. 31, 2023, accounting for 0. 2% of the peak of cases reported in May 2021, according to official sources.
Of the total active cases, around 92 patients are recovering in home isolation.
”The currently available data suggests that the JN.1 variant is neither leading to an exponential rise in the new cases nor a surge in hospitalisation and mortality,” the official source stated.
India has experienced three waves of COVID-19 in the past, with a rise in new daily cases and deaths reported in the delta wave in April-June 2021.
At its peak, 4,14,188 new cases and 3,915 deaths were reported on May 7, 2021.
Since the start of the pandemic in early 2020, more than 4. 5 million people have been infected and more than 5. 3 million deaths have been reported nationwide.
According to the ministry’s website, the number of people cured of the disease stands at more than $4. 4 million, with a national recovery rate of 98. 81 percent.
According to the website, 220. 67 crore Covid vaccine doses have been administered in the country.
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