The increase in the number of Covid-19 cases has coincided with a spike in JN.1 cases. At least 162 cases of the new variant have been detected in India so far.
Vaccination drive in progress at a Delhi hospital
NEW DELHI: With 13,083 fresh cases, India s Covid-19 tally has gone up to 1,07,33,131, while 1,04,09,160 patients have recuperated so far, pushing the national recovery rate to 96.98 per cent, the health ministry said on Saturday.
The viral disease has claimed 137 more lives in the country in a span of 24 hours and the death toll now stands at 1,54,147, it added.
There are 1,69,824 active coronavirus cases in the country currently, which account for only 1.58 per cent of the total number of cases, the ministry s data updated at 8 am showed.
The Covid-19 case fatality rate stood at 1.44 per cent, it stated.