After Maharashtra, Punjab Sees Sudden Spike in Daily Covid-19 Cases, 5 States Cause of Concern for Centre Five states- Kerala, M...

After Maharashtra, Punjab Sees Sudden Spike in Daily Covid-19 Cases, 5 States Cause of Concern for Centre

Five states- Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh are experiencing an upsurge in daily cases, the Centre said on Saturday adding that the surge comes after cases had begun to dip during November and December.

Only two states, Maharashtra and Kerala, account for 75.87 per cent of total number of active COVID-19 cases while 78 percent of the new deaths were reported only in 5 states, the ministry added.

In the past week, Maharashtra has exhibited a spike in the number of daily new cases, accounting for highest number of daily new cases in the country today. In last 24 hours, 6,112 daily new case has been reported in the state," the Centre said.