NEW DELHI: On Friday, India reported 640 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections to 4.50 crore (4,50,07,212).
According to the data of Union Health ministry, number of active cases increased from 2,669 to 2,997.
The death toll reached 5,33,328, with one new fatality in Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.

The number of people who have recovered from the infection stands at 4,44,70,887, contributing to a national recovery rate of 98.81%.The case fatality rate is 1.19 per cent.
The country has administered 220.67 crore doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, as per the health ministry’s website.

The Centre on Saturday confirmed the presence of JN.1 subvariant of Covid-19 in a patient from Kerala, the first such case detected in India.

JN.1 is closely related to the BA.2.86 variant, also referred to as Pirola, which has been detected in the US and China recently.