NEW DELHI, June 4 -- India's Covid-19 situation continues to escalate, with active cases rising to 4,302 as of Wednesday morning at 8 am, an increase from 4,026 reported on Tuesday, as per data available from the Union Health Ministry.

Two additional fatalities have brought the year's death toll to seven.

Over the past 24 hours, nearly 300 new infections were reported, with Kerala registering the highest number. Notably, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal, too, have experienced a marked rise in cases.

Meanwhile, 3,281 patients have recovered and have been discharged. The recent spike includes 60 new cases in West Bengal, 63 in Uttar Pradesh, and 64 in Delhi. Just a day earlier, Delhi recorded 47 new cases, and Kerala reported 35. He...