India, July 22 -- India's present Covid surge peaked around June 13 this year with the surge in cases beginning around May end, date shared by the Union ministry of health and family welfare in Parliament on Tuesday said. Also, the variants that led the surge included the Omicron descendants NB.1.8.1 and XFG.

"By the end of May, 2025, a surge in Covid-19 trajectory of cases was also witnessed in the country, which peaked around 13 June 2025. Since then, the trajectory of Covid-19 cases in the country has declined significantly. As reported by States/UTs, most of the cases were mild in nature and resolved on their own.," said minister of state for health, Prataprao Jadhav, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha in the ongoing Monsoon Session....