Delhi: India recorded over 1,000 fresh cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours. According to the Health Ministry data on Wednesday, the country saw a total of 1,134 new Covid-19 cases.
With the fresh cases, the daily positivity was at 1.09 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate was at 0.98 per cent.
The city has seen an increase in the number of fresh Covid cases over the last few days, amid a sharp rise in H3N2 influenza cases in the country.
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said that the rise in influenza cases is due to the Influenza A subtype H3N2 virus.
The H3N2 virus is leading to more hospitalisations than other subtypes. The symptoms include a runny nose, persistent cough and fever.
(With Agency Inputs)