363 fresh cases take India's Covid tally past 3,700-mark; 4 deaths reported
India's active Covid-19 caseload has surged to 3,758, with 363 new infections and four deaths reported in the past 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry's latest update on Sunday.The fatalities included one each from Kerala and Karnataka, and two from West Bengal. Kerala, currently the worst-hit state, accounts for 1,400 active cases, followed by Maharashtra (485), Delhi (436), Gujarat (320), and West Bengal (287).advertisementOther states with rising numbers include Karnataka (238), Tamil Nadu (199), Uttar Pradesh (147), and Rajasthan (62).
The spike has been sharp. From just 257 active cases on May 22, the count jumped to 1,010 by May 26, and then more than tripled to 3,395 by Saturday.Of the new cases, West Bengal reported 82 infections, followed by Kerala with 64, Delhi with 61, and Gujarat with 55, the data showed.Despite the uptick, health authorities have urged calm. Dr Rajiv Behl, Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), has said that genome sequencing of samples from the western and southern regions indicates that the current rise is driven by subvariants of Omicron, which so far appear to be mild in nature.The four subvariants identified are LF.7, XFG, JN.1, and NB.1.8.1 — with the first three being more prevalent. "We have been closely monitoring the situation. At this moment, overall, we should monitor and be vigilant, but there is no cause to worry," Dr Behl said.advertisementMeanwhile, ICMR's nationwide respiratory virus sentinel surveillance network is keeping a watch on emerging infections and pathogens."Whenever cases increase, we look at three things. It's dependent on three factors, with the first being how transmissible it is, conversely, how fast the cases are increasing. Previously, we saw Covid cases double in two days, but this time it is not that cases are increasing rapidly," Dr Behl had said. As of May 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) has classified the LF.7 and NB.1.8 Covid subvariants as Variants Under Monitoring, a notch below being labeled Variants of Concern or Interest. Still, these are the very variants reportedly fueling a spike in infections across China and parts of Asia.Tune InMust Watch
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