COVID-19 Cases In India Live Updates: Country Logs Over 1047 Active Cases, 11 Deaths In New Variant Wave

COVID-19 Live Updates: India is in the grip of another deadly COVID wave. After battling the worst viral outbreaks in the history of mankind – SARS-CoV-2 causing COVID-19 for over 4 years, COVID infection rates were slowly going down. However, after a brief pause, the virus is making a comeback. In the last few days, cases of COVID-19 infection has gone up exponentially.

As India battles a fresh surge in COVID-19 cases, health authorities have confirmed that the number of active infections has crossed the 1,000 mark. Kerala has emerged as the worst-affected state with over 430 active cases, prompting enhanced surveillance and public health monitoring. The rise in cases comes amid growing concerns about the emergence of new sub-variants of the coronavirus—namely NB.1.8.1 and LF.7—detected in multiple parts of the country.

According to official data from the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), one case of the NB.1.8.1 variant and four cases of the LF.7 variant have been reported in India. These variants are believed to be more transmissible and could potentially contribute to the sudden increase in cases being seen in several states.

Taking cognizance of the situation of the health experts have sounded a pandemic alarm, and has urged everyone to stay updated with all the developments on COVID from official websites. Stay tuned with us for the latest news.

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