India on 20 April reported another rise in infections with over 12,000 (India) Covid-19 cases. In the last 24 hours, India reported 12,591 Covid cases, the data by the health ministry has stated. Coronavirus cases surge day by day in India: reports 12000 new cases in single day. The further rise in cases came a day the country reported 10,542 cases yesterday.
In wake of the spike in the number of Covid-19 cases across the country, Dr PK Mishra, the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister chaired a high-level meeting on Wednesday to assess the situation. The PMO informed in a statement that the focus of the meeting was on the status of preparedness of health infrastructure and logistics, drugs, vaccination campaign in the country and the key necessary steps as a response to the recent surge in Covid cases.
The country’s active caseload currently stands at 65286 0.14% percent of the total cases. The country was seen a declining graph from April 14 to April 18 when 11,109 and 7,633 cases were reported respectively. India had recorded 9,111 on April 17, 10,093 on April 16, and 10,753 on April 15.
On Wednesday, a high-level meeting that was chaired by the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister to assess the Covid-19 situation in the country, the states of Kerala, Delhi, Maharashtra, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Rajasthan found a mention as these states are witnessing a rapid rise in Covid -19 cases.
The sudden increase in positivity was also highlighted along with the status of tests being conducted in the country. A detailed analysis of active cases within these eight states was presented. It was highlighted that approximately 92 per cent of the cases are under home isolation.
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