India has recorded 573 fresh cases of COVID-19 and the number of active cases has increased to 4,565. Two new fatalities due to the disease - one each in Karnataka and Haryana - were reported in the last 24 hours. Amid an uptick in the number of Covid cases and the detection of the JN.1 sub-variant in the country, the Centre has asked states and Union territories to maintain a constant vigil .
India on Friday recorded a single day rise of 640 new Covid-19 cases, while the active cases have increased to 2,997. The death toll was recorded at 5,33,328 with one death reported from Kerala in a span of 24 hours, according to latest data shared by the Union health ministry.
The study reveals that the incidence of central line-associated bloodstream infection was nearly fourfold higher among the Covid-19 population than the non-Covid-19 population.