New Delhi, Jan 27: India has seen a daily increase of 159 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of active cases in the nation to 1,623, according to a statement released on Saturday by the Union health ministry. The statistics updated by the government at 8 am showed that one infection-related death was reported in Kerala in a 24-hour period. By December 5, the country’s daily COVID-19 case count had fallen to double digits, but due to the arrival of a new variety and the cold weather, the case count started to rise again. Following December 5, December 31 saw the largest one-day increase of 841 new cases. Approximately 92% of all active cases are being treated at home in isolation.An official source stated, “The data that is currently available suggests that the JN.1 variant is not leading to an exponential rise in new cases nor a surge in hospitalisation and mortality.” Three waves of COVID-19 have hit India in the past; the delta wave, which is expected to peak in April–June 2021, is expected to account for the majority of daily new cases and deaths. On May 7, 2021, 4,14,188 instances and 3,915 deaths were recorded, marking the peak. Over 4.5 crore individuals have contracted the sickness since the epidemic started in early 2020, and over 5.3 lakh fatalities have been reported.According to the ministry’s website, nearly 4.4 crore individuals have recovered from the illness, meaning that the country’s recovery rate is 98.81 percent. According to the ministry, 220.67 crore Covid vaccination doses have been given nationwide to date.
