Rise and fall in cases from time to time is a common phenomenon when an infectious disease transitions from pandemic to endemic phase, experts said on Friday as India witnesses an upward trend in COVID-19 infections. India reported a single-day rise of more than 17,000 fresh cases on Friday morning. On Thursday, the Union health ministry added 13,313 infections to the official tally. 

India reported a single-day rise of 17,336 fresh COVID-19 cases on Friday after a gap of over four months (124 days), recording a 30 per cent jump in daily cases, according to the Union health ministry. The death toll due to the disease climbed to 5,24,954 with 13 new ones. The active caseload increased by 4,294 in a span of of 24 hours.