India’s COVID-19 tally surged with 10,158 new cases reported in a single day, representing a 30% increase from the previous day. The Union health ministry’s data shows that active cases in the country have now risen to 44,998.
The country witnessed a significant surge in COVID-19 infections as the country reported 10,158 new cases in a day, marking a sharp increase from the 7,830 cases reported yesterday. This surge has now brought the total number of COVID-19 cases reported in India to 4,42,10,127.
The Union health ministry has reported that the daily positivity rate for COVID-19 in India stands at 4.42%, while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 4.02%. The active cases in the country now account for only 0.10% of the total number of infections.
The health ministry website has reported the nationwide COVID-19 recovery rate as 98.71%The case fatality rate stands at 1.19%.
Government sources predict that the number of COVID-19 cases in India will continue to rise for the next 10-12 days as the disease enters the endemic stage. It is expected that the infection rate will gradually decline after this period.
The health ministry officials have stated that the XBB.1.16 subvariant of the Omicron variant is driving the latest surge in COVID-19 cases in India. However, they have also assured that this subvariant is not a significant cause for concern and that vaccines remain effective against it.
Sources have stated that the prevalence of the XBB.1.16 subvariant of the Omicron variant in India increased from 21.6% in February to 35.8% in March. However, there have been no reported incidents of hospitalization or death associated with this subvariant.