In the country, there are now 49,622 active Covid cases. The number of new coronavirus infections in India reached 11,109, the highest number in 236 days, while the number of active cases rose to 49,622, according to figures provided on Friday by the Union Health Ministry. 29 deaths brought the total number of fatalities to 5,31,064.
According to data updated at 8 am, nine deaths were reconciled by Kerala, with three deaths each reported from Delhi and Rajasthan, two deaths each from Chhattisgarh and Punjab, and one death each from Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh.