4.12 lakh new instances in 24 hrs, PM Modi holds evaluate meet; speaks with CMs

WITH THE nation reporting a document 4.12 lakh new Covid-19 up to now 24 hours, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reviewed the scenario at a gathering attended by senior ministers.
“He was given a detailed picture on the Covid outbreak in various states and districts. He was informed about the 12 states which have more than 1 lakh active cases. The PM was also apprised of the districts with high disease burden,” the Prime Minister’s Office stated in an announcement after the assembly.
The assembly was attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal.
“The PM noted that an advisory was sent to the states to identify districts of concern where case positivity is 10% or more & bed occupancy is more than 60% on either oxygen supported or ICU beds,” the assertion stated.
It stated that the Prime Minister was additionally briefed concerning the ramping up of healthcare infrastructure by the states. “The PM directed that states should be given help and guidance about leading indicators to ramp up healthcare infrastructure,” the PMO stated.

On Thursday, India’s whole lively caseload reached 35,66,398; and a document 3,980 deaths had been reported within the final 24 hours.
Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka, Kerala, Haryana, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan reported 72.19 per cent of the brand new instances. Maharashtra reported the best every day new case rely of 57,640. It was adopted by Karnataka with 50,112 whereas Kerala reported 41,953 new instances, the well being ministry stated.