Within a span of nine days, the number of active Covid cases in India exhibited a more than twofold increase, rising from 938 on December 11 to 1,970 on December 19. The government lab forum, Insacog, detected 19 instances of JN.1, a subvariant of Omicron, with Maharashtra reporting one case and Goa 18, reported Times of India.Intrestingly, for the first time since the drive began on Jan 16, 2021, zero vaccinations have been administered in India on Dec 19, 2023.
Presently, there are 11 districts whose Covid positivity rate in the week ending April 12 is more than the state average of 7.51 percent. These include Mumbai, Pune, Thane, Nagpur, Sangli, Raigad, and Satara among others.
In reply to a calling attention motion, Subramanian said that these are incidental Covid deaths, considering that the family of the deceased should not face any issue while receiving the government’s financial aid for Covid-19.