India reported as many as 752 new Covid-19 cases in the last one week, with the spike in infections taking the country’s overall caseload to over 1,000. Kerala, Maharashtra and Delhi were the states that saw the most number of new infections in the last one week.
Kerala reported 335 fresh infections, taking its total active cases to 430 while Maharashtra and Delhi saw 153 and 99 new cases respectively. Active Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra and Delhi now stand at 209 and 104, respectively, as per data released by the government on Monday (May 26) morning.
These cities are followed by Gujarat, which has recorded 83 cases; Karnataka with 47 cases, Uttar Pradesh with 15 cases, and West Bengal with 12 cases.
Amid an apparent rise in new Covid19 infections across several cities, the country has detected cases of two new variants -- NB.1.8.1 and LF.7--according to fresh data from the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (Insacog), a central government agency.
As of now, the World Health Organisation (WHO) classifies both LF.7 and NB.1.8 as Variants Under Monitoring, and not under Variants of Concern or Variants of Interest.
The Union Health Secretary, on Saturday, reviewed the national situation. "Cases have mainly been reported from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Karnataka. Most cases are mild and under home care," the ministry said.
Source: India Today