India is witnessing a sudden spurt in Covid-19 cases. The country saw a huge 46 per cent rise in its daily Covid cases, as the Union health ministry s data on Wednesday morning showed as many as 4,435 fresh infections in the past 24 hours. According to experts, the current surge in Covid cases could be attributed to the spread of the XBB.1.16 variant in the country. Here s what we know so far.
The WHO data showed that in the South East Asia region, India was at the second spot after Thailand with 16 672 new cases i.e. 1.2 new cases per 100,000.
The death toll due to the disease has climbed to 5,14,878 with 289 fresh fatalities being reported in a span of 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry data updated at 8 am showed.