December 30, 2023 02:10 pm | Updated 03:51 pm IST - New DelhiIndia on Saturday recorded 743 fresh COVID-19 infections, the highest single-day rise in 225 days, while the number of active cases stood at 3,997, the Union health ministry said. The number of daily cases was in double digits till December 5 but it began to rise again amid cold weather conditions and after the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant. The daily numbers were in lakhs at the peak of the pandemic, which began in early 2020. More than 4.5 crore people have been infected and over 5.3 lakh have died across the country in four years. According to the website, 220.67 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered so far in the country.

Source: The Hindu December 30, 2023 19:15 UTC