Amid the ongoing festivals in Maharashtra, West Bengal, Karnataka, Kerala and Delhi, the COVID-19 situation has worsened, said the Union Health Ministry.
Coronavirus
Coronaviruses infect animals, humans, and birds. Human coronaviruses, such as SARS, MERS, and 2019-nCoV cause respiratory distress and even death. The S protein is the infectious agent of the virus.
Coronaviruses infect animals, humans, and birds. Human coronaviruses, such as SARS, MERS, and 2019-nCoV cause respiratory distress and even death. The S protein is the infectious agent of the virus.
‘Maharashtra saw 84 deaths in the last 24 hours taking its toll to 43,348, West Bengal saw 59 deaths with its toll reaching 6,546, Delhi saw 54 deaths to send its toll to 6,312, Chhattisgarh saw 43 deaths (toll 1,861) and Karnataka 42 deaths to bring its till up to 10,947.’
Besides, four of these states and clubbing Chhattisgarh have reported 49.4 per cent of the total new infections in the country in the same time period, it added. The ministry also said that an assessment of the Covid-19 pandemic is scheduled in these states to plan a follow-up strategy to contain the disease's spread.
"We have scheduled a discussion with these states which are faring the worst in managing the Covid situation. We would discuss the scenario with Kerala, West Bengal and Delhi on Thursday while an assessment with Maharashtra and Kerala will be done by the end of this week," Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said at a press conference.
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