Team News Riveting
Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh besides Kerala, Maharashtra and Punjab have recorded an “upsurge” in daily new cases of COVID-19.
The Union Health Ministry said in a statement on Saturday in the last seven days, Chhattisgarh has also seen a rise in daily active new cases. In the last 24 hours, 259 daily new cases have been reported, it said, adding that since February 13, Madhya Pradesh is also witnessing a rise in the number of daily new cases. In the last 24 hours, 297 daily new cases have been registered in the state.
Kerala continues to report a high number of daily new cases and in the past week while Maharashtra has exhibited a spike in the number of daily new cases, accounting for the highest number of daily new cases in the country on Saturday. In the last 24 hours, 6,112 daily new cases have been reported in the state, the ministry said.
Punjab has also shown a sudden spike in the number of daily new cases reported in the last seven days with 383 fresh cases recorded in the last 24 hours
The ministry stressed the importance of adherence to COVID appropriate behaviour for breaking the chain of transmission and containment of spread of the disease
Only two states, Maharashtra and Kerala, account for 75.87 per cent of total number of active COVID-19 cases, the ministry statement added.
