While the current variants of the virus present a milder threat, with the possibility of widespread hospitalizations reduced due to hybrid immunity, the government continues to advise mask-wearing in crowded areas and completion of the vaccination schedule.
Active cases comprise 0.13% of total infections, and the recovery rate stands at 98.68%, according to the health ministry. Case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19%.
According to epidemiologists, covid-19 infections in India are doubling every 4-5 days and this has now led to the reporting of over 5,000 covid cases each day.