As of Tuesday morning, India has reported 6,815 active COVID-19 cases. According to data from the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), 163 cases of the new COVID-19 variant XFG have recently been detected across the country.
Rajasthan reported seven new COVID cases on Wednesday taking the total number of cases this year to 39 with one death, Health department of Rajasthan government said.
India recorded 775 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. The total active caseload decreased by 17, reaching 4,423, in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry.
Speaking to ANI on Wednesday, Bijay Kumar Mohapatra, Director of Health Services, said, "Today, five new (COVID) cases have been detected, taking the total active cases to 27. We are conducting qualitative, symptomatic testing."
Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj said that the capital recorded 10 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours with no instances of the new variant detected so far.
One hundred and seventy-two cases of Covid infections were reported in the State today, as per the data shared by the Public Health Department, Maharashtra.
The total number of active cases is 148, with no detection of the JN.1 variant. It's noted that 51% of these cases are asymptomatic, and the symptomatic cases present mild symptoms and recover within a few days, the health department said.