<p>New Delhi: India has registered a single-day rise of 355 new Covid-19 infections and the number of active cases in the country now stands at 2,331, the Union health ministry said on Friday.</p>.<p>Two deaths -- one each from Karnataka and Kerala -- were reported in 24 hours, according to data updated by the ministry at 8 am.</p>.<p>The number of daily cases of Covid had dropped to double-digits before December 5, but it began to increase after the emergence of a new variant and cold weather conditions.</p>.<p>After December 5, the highest single-day rise of 841 new cases was reported on December 31, 2023, which is 0.2 per cent of the peak cases reported in May 2021, official sources said.</p>.India records over 1,000 cases of JN.1 Covid variant, highest from Karnataka.<p>Of the total active cases, around 92 per cent of patients are recovering under home isolation.</p>.<p>"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.</p>.<p>India has witnessed three waves of Covid-19 in the past with the peak incidence of daily new cases and deaths reported during the delta wave in April-June 2021.</p>.<p>At its peak, 4,14,188 new cases and 3,915 deaths were reported on May 7, 2021.</p>.<p>Since the pandemic began in early 2020, more than 4.5 crore people have been infected and over 5.3 lakh deaths reported across the country.</p>.<p>According to the ministry's website, the number of people who have recuperated from the disease stands at over 4.4 crore with a national recovery rate of 98.81 per cent.</p>.<p>220.67 crore doses of Covid vaccines have so far been administered in the country, according to the website.</p>
<p>New Delhi: India has registered a single-day rise of 355 new Covid-19 infections and the number of active cases in the country now stands at 2,331, the Union health ministry said on Friday.</p>.<p>Two deaths -- one each from Karnataka and Kerala -- were reported in 24 hours, according to data updated by the ministry at 8 am.</p>.<p>The number of daily cases of Covid had dropped to double-digits before December 5, but it began to increase after the emergence of a new variant and cold weather conditions.</p>.<p>After December 5, the highest single-day rise of 841 new cases was reported on December 31, 2023, which is 0.2 per cent of the peak cases reported in May 2021, official sources said.</p>.India records over 1,000 cases of JN.1 Covid variant, highest from Karnataka.<p>Of the total active cases, around 92 per cent of patients are recovering under home isolation.</p>.<p>"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.</p>.<p>India has witnessed three waves of Covid-19 in the past with the peak incidence of daily new cases and deaths reported during the delta wave in April-June 2021.</p>.<p>At its peak, 4,14,188 new cases and 3,915 deaths were reported on May 7, 2021.</p>.<p>Since the pandemic began in early 2020, more than 4.5 crore people have been infected and over 5.3 lakh deaths reported across the country.</p>.<p>According to the ministry's website, the number of people who have recuperated from the disease stands at over 4.4 crore with a national recovery rate of 98.81 per cent.</p>.<p>220.67 crore doses of Covid vaccines have so far been administered in the country, according to the website.</p>