Maharashtra reported 154 new Covid cases, with 21 cases in Mumbai, in the last 24 hours. Another Covid death was recorded in Nagpur. The state has 139 patients infected with the JN.1 variant.
The rise in Covid cases comes weeks after the emergence of a new sub-variant JN.1, prompting the ministry to issue advisories to states to ramp up testing and strengthen their surveillance systems.
New Delhi, Dec 22 (PTI) India on Friday recorded 640 fresh COVID-19 infections while the number of active cases climbed to 2,997 from 2,669 the day before, according to Union health ministry data.
India has recorded 12,193 fresh Covid-19 cases in a span of 24 hours, with the number of active cases of the infection going up to 67,556, the Union health..