India logs highest single day rise in Covid-19 cases in 10 months

India logs highest single day rise in Covid-19 cases in 10 months Global health body World Health Organization (WHO) has classified the JN.1 variant as a separate variant of interest apart from its parent lineage BA.2.86, due to its rapid increase in prevalence Business Standard Business Standard

On Sunday, India logged 841 fresh cases of Covid-19, recording the highest single-day rise in more than seven months.

The spike in the last two weeks of December — which recorded close to 8,500 cases — resulted in a renewed sense of caution as the year ended with Covid-19 resurfacing in winter after a lull for the best part of 2023.

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