According to the Union Health Ministry, India recorded 594 new Covid-19 infections on Thursday, raising the total number of active cases to 2,669 from 2,311 the previous day.
A Noida resident has tested positive for Covid, in a first case of the infection in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar after several months, officials said.
Amid a surge in COVID cases driven by JN.1 variant, many Asian countries, including Singapore, are now reintroducing thermal scanners and face masks at airports.