India records 893 active coronavirus cases

The number of daily cases had dropped to double-digits till December 5, 2023, but cases had begun to increase after the emergence of a new variant

India has logged 110 new cases of COVID-19, while the number of active cases of the infection stood at 893, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. No new deaths have been reported in 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am stated.

The number of daily cases had dropped to double-digits till December 5, 2023, but cases had begun to increase after the emergence of a new variant and cold weather conditions. After December 5, a maximum of 841 new cases were reported on December 31, 2023, which is 0.2 percent of the peak cases reported in May 2021.

India has witnessed three waves of COVID-19 in the past with the peak incidence of daily new cases and deaths being reported during the Delta wave in April-June 2021. At its peak, 4,14,188 new cases and 3,915 deaths were reported on May 7, 2021.

Since the pandemic began in early 2020, more than 4.5 crore people have been infected and over 5.3 lakh deaths recorded.