INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
New Delhi: The Union health ministry stated Thursday there was a steep increase in active cases across India after touching the most
affordable mark in mid-February
The Union health secretary stated that in states where a rise has been seen, it was also found that their screening and contact tracing had
actually gone down.Kerala had reported the optimum fall in active cases, while Maharashtra had actually shown the optimum walking in active
cases in the previous 24 hr
India's overall active caseload now is 1,89,226-- that is 1.68 per cent of the nation's overall favorable cases
Delhi recorded 409 new Covid-19 cases, the greatest single-day rise in almost two months, while the positivity rate increased to 0.59 per
The variety of active Covid-19 cases in the national capital increased to 2,020 from 1,900 on Wednesday, while the positivity rate reached
0.59 from 0.52 percent the previous day.Dr V.K
Paul, the Niti Aayog's member (health), stated the Centre was very anxious about the circumstance in Maharashtra, where eight huge cities
have a high variety of active cases
These are Pune, Nagpur, Thane, Mumbai, Amravati, Jalgaon, Nashik and Aurangabad
We are really anxious about Maharashtra
This has two lessons-- do not take the infection for given, and if we have to be Covid-free, then we need to follow Covid-appropriate
behaviour, said Dr Paul.In a bid to examine the rise in Maharashtra, state chief minister Uddhav Thackeray has actually cautioned that
stringent lockdown procedures will be implemented in parts of the state
A week-long lockdown has actually currently been revealed in Nagpur from March 15 to 21 to include the spread of the virus.Maharashtra,
Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu continue to report a high number of daily brand-new Covid-19 cases
The 6 states account for 85.91 percent of the 22,854 new cases reported in the past 24 hours
Maharashtra reported the greatest daily brand-new cases at 13,659 (practically 60 per cent of everyday brand-new cases)
It is followed by Kerala, with 2,475, while Punjab reported 1,393 brand-new cases
