Covid-19 cases in India rise to a 4-month high, Kerala among states with highest no of active cases

New Delhi: India has been witnessing a rapid surge in COVID-19 cases with 1,070 fresh coronavirus cases registered across the country, the highest in four months.

The country saw a single-day rise of 918 fresh coronavirus cases and four deaths with active cases rising up to 6,350, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Monday.

The top medical body in charge of making containment strategies for coronavirus will meet today to discuss the emerging situation.

The last time India registered over 1,000 Covid cases was on November 6, 2022. The daily average cases have increased.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday issued the revised guidelines in view of the rising number of cases.

"Antibiotics should not be used unless there is clinical suspicion of bacterial infection. The possibility of coinfection of COVID-19 with other endemic infections must be considered. Systemic corticosteroids are not indicated in mild disease," the revised guidelines said.

The highest number of active cases have been reported from Kerala, Maharashtra and Gujarat.

The Centre has advised the three states along with Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to follow a five-fold strategy of test, track, treat and vaccinations as these states witness a rise in Covid-19 cases.

The Covid-19 pandemic could settle down this year to a point where it poses a threat similar to flu, the World Health Organisation said recently.

"I think we're coming to that point where we can look at Covid-19 in the same way we look at seasonal influenza," WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan told a press conference. "A threat to health, a virus that will continue to kill. But a virus that is not disrupting our society or disrupting our hospital systems."