New Delhi: India reported 1,805 new covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours with daily positivity rate at 3 New Delhi: India reported 1,805 new covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours with daily positivity rate at 3.19%, the union health ministry said on Monday.
The country has logged more than 44.8 million covid cases, and over 530,837 deaths so far. Covid cases are increasing across the country with Karnataka reporting 792 active cases and Kerala 2,471 active cases.
Maharashtra has 2,117 active cases, Gujarat with 1,697 cases, Delhi has recorded 528 cases, Tamil Nadu has 608 active cases; and Himachal Pradesh 415 cases so far.
Scientists said that XBB.1.16 was the covid-19 variant responsible for present surge in covid cases. However, they said that people in India have developed hybrid immunity due to vaccination and natural infection.