India reported a single-day rise of 305 new COVID-19 cases, while active cases dropped to 2,439, the health ministry said on Thursday. As of 8 am, the ministry recorded three deaths in the past 24 hours: one each from Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Gujarat.
Until December 5, daily cases declined to double-digits, but a new variation and cold temperatures increased instances.
Official sources indicated a maximum single-day spike of 841 new cases on December 31, 0.2% of the peak incidence in May 2021.
Home isolation is helping 92% of current cases recover.
“The currently available data suggests that the JN.1 sub-variant is neither leading to an exponential rise in the new cases nor a surge in the hospitalisation and mortality,” the source said.
India has seen three COVID-19 waves, with the delta wave in April–June 2021 having the most daily cases and deaths.
The high was 414,188 new cases and 3915 deaths on May 7, 2021.
More than 4.5 crore people have been afflicted and over 5.3 lakh have died since the pandemic began in early 2020.
The ministry’s website reports over 4.4 crore illness survivors and a nationwide recovery rate of 98%.
The website reports 220.67 crore COVID vaccination doses administered in India.
Conclusion
India reported a single-day rise of 305 new COVID-19 cases. In the past 24 hours, the health ministry reported three deaths. Daily instances declined to double-digits until December 5, when a new variation and cold weather boosted them. Home isolation is helping 92% of active patients. Three COVID-19 waves have hit India, peaking in April-June 2021 during the delta wave.
