India registered a daily increase of 774 Covid-19 cases, maintaining 4,187 active cases, as per the Union Health Ministry's Saturday update. Within 24 hours, one death each from Tamil Nadu and Gujarat was reported.

Until December 5, everyday cases were in the double digits. However, due to cold weather and the advent of a new Covid-19 variety, JN.1, there was a revival. The biggest single-day surge of 841 instances was observed on December 31, 2023, accounting for 0.2 per cent of the peak cases in May 2021, a report in PTI stated.