India’s Active Covid-19 Cases Surge to 6,133 with Six Fatalities in Last 24 Hours

The number of active COVID-19 cases in India crossed the 6,000 mark with 769 new cases in the last 48 hours according to data released by the Union health ministry on Sunday (June 8, 2025).

Kerala remains the worst-affected state, followed by Gujarat, West Bengal and Delhi, the ministry said.

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In view of the rising Covid figures the Centre is conducting mock drills to test facility-level readiness and had asked all states to ensure the availability of oxygen, isolation beds, ventilators and essential drugs, official sources had said.

There are 6,133 active Covid cases in India and six more deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, said the ministry. Officials sources have asserted that most cases are mild and are being managed under home care.

Since January this year, in the countery 65 deaths have been reported. By 22 May there were 257 active cases in the country.

A series of technical review meetings were held on June 2 and 3 under the chairpersonship of Dr Sunita Sharma, Director General of Health Services to review the Covid situation and the preparedness measures.

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The meeting was attended by representatives of the Disaster Management Cell, Emergency Management Response Cell, the National Centre for Disease Control, the Indian Council of Medical Research, the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, central government hospitals in Delhi, as well as representatives from all states and Union Territories.

According to official sources on June 4, the state and district surveillance units undertaking the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme are currently monitoring Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) and Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI) very closely.

"Testing is recommended for all admitted SARI cases and 5 per cent of ILI cases as per guidelines, and positive SARI samples are sent for Whole Genome Sequencing through the ICMR VRDL network, " an official source said.

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