Team Blitz India
NEW DELHI: India’s Covid-19 situation has sparked concern as the country recorded its highest number of daily cases in seven months, with 752 new infections on December 31. This surge comes amidst rising anxieties about the JN.1 sub-variant, a more transmissible Omicron offshoot.
The active caseload has also climbed, pushing past the 3,000 mark to reach 3,420. While the death toll remains relatively low, with four fatalities reported in Kerala, Karnataka, and Rajasthan, the sudden spike in cases has revived vigilance measures across the country.
In the last 24 hours, India reported four new deaths due to COVID-19, with two fatalities in Kerala, and one each in Rajasthan and Karnataka. The total death toll now stands at 5,33,332, and the case fatality rate is recorded at 1.18 percent.
The country’s cumulative COVID-19 case count is 4.50 crore (4,50,07,964). The morning update from the health ministry revealed an increase in active cases in 17 states, with Kerala (266), Karnataka (70), Maharashtra (15), Tamil Nadu (13), and Gujarat (12) being among the affected regions.
In the last 24 hours, 325 people have recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries to 4,44,71,212. The national recovery rate is now at 98.81 percent.
