India's Ministry of health released epidemic data on the morning of the 23rd, showing that more than 330000 cases were newly diagnosed in the past 24 hours, reaching 332730 cases, setting a new record in a single day since the outbreak in the country and the world.
 
According to Singapore s Lianhe Zaobao website on April 23, Indian scientists tweeted on April 20 that a second dual variant b.1.618 has been found in India and is currently under further study. This is the second double variant virus strain found in India after b.1.617 virus strain.