Covid-19 cases sudden rise in India: PM Modi called high-level emergency meeting

Amid a sudden rise in COVID-19 cases in some states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today chair a high-level meeting to review the situation. Covid-19 cases sudden rise in India: PM Narendra Modi called high-level emergency meeting. The meeting will be held evening March 22. India has seen a significant decline in the number of COVID-19 cases during the past few months.

However, a sudden rise in cases has been observed in the past few weeks specifically in certain parts of the country. India has recorded 1,134 fresh infections, with the active cases rising to 7,026, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Wednesday. The Covid-related death toll climbed to 5,30,813 with five more fatalities.

One death each has been reported by Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat and Maharashtra while one fatality was reconciled by Kerala. The daily positivity was recorded at 1.09 per cent while the weekly positivity was pegged at 0.98 per cent. The Union heath ministry last week wrote to six states that were reporting a rise in Covid cases, suggesting that a possible localised spread of coronavirus could be causing the increase in cases.

“There are a few states which are reporting higher numbers of cases indicating possible localised spread of infection, and there is a need to follow a risk assessment based approach to prevent and contain the infection,” said Union health secretary, Rajesh Bhushan, in a letter to Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka.

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“It is essential that the state must maintain a strict watch and take pre-emptive action if required in any areas of concern to control emerging spread of infection,” Bhushan said.