Since Saturday, 362 new COVID-19 cases have been reported from across the country, with two deaths - one each in Kerala and Karnataka.
Other states that have reported significant case numbers include Maharashtra (209), Delhi (104), Gujarat (83), and Karnataka (47).
The total COVID-19 caseload of the country has risen to 4,50,26,261. These also include the JN.1 Covid variant cases.
According to the ministry, Karnataka reported 61 cases, followed by Maharashtra 35 and Kerala 25 cases.
The Covid caseload rose to 4,50,21,383 with the addition of the new cases of infections.
The impoverished North -- whose crumbling health system would struggle to cope with a major virus outbreak -- has not confirmed a single case of the disease that has swept the world since first emerging in China, the North's key ally.
The recovery rate stood at 77.76 per cent, while the fatality rate stood at 1.6 per cent.
The country also recorded the highest deaths in a day with 1,172 fatalities.
Children were 0.7 to 3.7 per cent of total reported hospitalizations, and 0 to 0.3 per cent of all Covid-19 deaths, said the report.
However, Yogi Adityanath underlined the need for creating awareness about Covid protocols among people and also enhancing the medical infrastructure to deal with increasing cases.
