New Delhi: India reported about 1,690 new covid cases in the last 24 hours taking the number of active cases to 19,613, the union health ministry said on Thursday.The daily positivity rate is now 1.15%, while the weekly positivity rate stood at 1.63%.
In the last three years of the pandemic, India has reported more than 44.9 million cases and 5,31,736 covid related deaths. Health experts say that currently admissions are happening in those individuals who are elderly and have comorbid conditions.
So, people need to take their booster dose if not done yet. Scientists have said that the XBB.1.16 variant of coronavirus is responsible for the current cases.
But the infection is supposed to be milder in nature and may not lead to a rise in hospitalisation rate as Indians have likely developed hybrid immunity due to vaccination and natural exposure to the disease.