GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 1st Jan. India has reported 636 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of active cases to 4,394, according to the health ministry. In the past 24 hours, three deaths related to Covid have been recorded, with two from Kerala and one from Tamil Nadu.
Until December 5 last year, the daily number of cases had dropped to double digits. However, cases have risen again due to the emergence of a new variant and cold weather conditions.
During the peak of the pandemic, daily cases reached lakhs. Since the beginning of 2020, over 4.5 crore people have been infected and more than 5.3 lakh deaths have occurred in the country.
Over 4.4 crore people have recovered from the disease, resulting in a national recovery rate of 98.81%. The health ministry’s website states that 220.67 crore doses of Covid vaccines have been administered in the country so far.
