With COVID-19 cases back on the rise again, India recorded 564 new cases in the last 24 hours. While the situation is not currently considered worrying, the sudden surge in COVID-19 cases has certainly made authorities more cautious.

Including the 564 cases recorded in the past 24 hours, the total number of active cases in India is now 4,866, as per the data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday. However, one major point of concern is the death toll, which has now reached seven during this period.

Of the seven casualties attributed to COVID-19, three are from Maharashtra, and two each are from Delhi and Karnataka. Six of the seven deceased were reportedly elderly individuals who had been suffering from serious illnesses for a long time. However, the seventh person who died was a five-year-old child who had serious pre-existing breathing issues.