Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to chair a meeting of the chief ministers of seven states next week to review the coronavirus situation, sources said.According to sources, the meeting is likely to be held on September 23.Chief ministers of Maharashtra, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh among others are expected to attend the meeting, sources said.PM Modi has been regularly holding meetings to review the pandemic situation across the country with a focus on states/UTs where the situation is more serious.PM Modi's last Covid-19 review meeting was on August 11 with chief ministers and representatives of 10 most-affected states -- Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Punjab, Bihar, Gujarat, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.India's coronavirus case tally crossed the 53-lakh mark with a spike of 93,337 new cases and 1,247 deaths in past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Saturday.However, "in a landmark global achievement", India has overtaken the US in terms of coronavirus recoveries.
According to the government's data, India now accounts for close to 19 per cent of the total global recoveries.