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India recorded 11,109 new covid cases today, bringing active infections to 49,622. The daily number of covid cases is the highest in 236 days, according to data from the Union Health Ministry. The death toll rose to 5,31,064 with 29 deaths. While three deaths each were reported in Delhi and Rajasthan, two were from Chhattisgarh and Punjab and one from Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra, Odisha, Pondicherry, from Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, in addition to nine reconciled by Kerala. , said the updated data at 8 am Amid a gradual increase in the number of Covid cases, medical experts have said that the new XBB.1.16 variant of the virus may be behind the outbreak. However, they argued that there was no need to panic and that people should follow Covid-appropriate behavior and get vaccinated.
They also said that this increase in the number of cases could be the result of more people being tested for covid as a precaution when in fact they are infected with the flu virus and developing a fever and associated symptoms. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said that the increase in the number of flu cases is due to the H3N2 subtype of influenza A. The H3N2 virus causes more hospitalizations than other subtypes. Symptoms include a runny nose, persistent cough, and fever.
