The number of active Covid-19 cases in india has crossed 3,000, with kerala, maharashtra and delhi being the most affected states in the new wave of Covid. According to the data given on the official website of the Ministry of health and Family Welfare, as of saturday (May 31, 2025) morning, there were 3,395 active corona cases in the country, which is an increase of about 1,200 percent from the previous week. india had 257 active cases on May 22 and 1,010 active cases as of May 26. 685 new corona virus cases were reported in the country between friday and Saturday.
Most Covid affected state
According to the data, kerala, the most affected state in india, reported 189 new Kovid cases on friday and has 1,336 active cases. It is followed by maharashtra (467), delhi (375), gujarat (265), karnataka (234), West bengal (205), tamil Nadu (185) and Uttar Pradesh (117). rajasthan (60), puducherry (41), haryana (26), andhra pradesh (17) and madhya pradesh (16) are the other states that are seeing a rise in Covid cases.
The indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said that genome sequencing of samples in the west and south has revealed that the new variants are sub-variants of Omicron, a strain that was behind the big Covid wave in india in 2022.
28 people have died of corona since january 1
ICMR chief Dr Rajiv Bahl said that these are LF.7, XFG, JN.1 and NB.1.8.1. These three are more prevalent. He also confirmed that there has been an increase in Covid-19 cases. First from the south, then from the west and now from North India. Dr. Bahl said that all these cases are being monitored through the Integrated Disease Surveillance Program (IDSP).
According to the official information given by the health Department, there have been 28 deaths due to corona since january 1, 2025. Since yesterday, 4 deaths have occurred (1 in kerala and 1 in karnataka, 2 in West Bengal).
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