India recorded a spike of 258,089 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, according to the health ministry. The country also witnessed 385 deaths, taking the death toll to 486,451. So far, India has recorded 37,380,253 corona cases in total. Delhi reported 18,286 new cases, Maharashtra 41,327, Karnataka 34,047 and Kerala 18,123 in the past 24 hours.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver a ‘State of the World’ special address at the World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda today via video conference.
The virtual event will be held from January 17 to 21 and will also be addressed by several Heads of State including Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, European Commission President Ursua von der Leyen, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Chinese President Xi Jinping, among others.
