(Aditya Shaw, Intern Journalist): There is no possibility of coronavirus cases coming down in the country. More than 50 thousand new cases of infection are coming out every day for the past several days. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is having a virtual meeting with the Chief Ministers of the 10 states most affected by Corona. Chief Ministers of the states are giving information about the condition of Coronavirus in their respective states. Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Punjab, Bihar, Gujarat, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh are present in this meeting. Apart from the Chief Ministers, the Chief Secretaries and Health Secretaries of the states have also attended the meeting.

Modi's virtual meeting with CMs
Modi’s virtual meeting with CMs

At the same time, in this meeting with PM Modi, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Cabinet Secretary, Union Home Secretary, Union Health Secretary are also present. PM Modi is keeping a constant watch on the corona affected state. He has also spoken to the Chief Ministers of the states several times before this.

In the midst of all this, the number of people infected with a corona in the country has increased to 22 lakh 68 thousand 676 and the number of dead to 45,257. According to the data released by the Union Health Ministry at 8 am, 53,601 new cases were reported during the last twenty-four hours and 871 people died. A total of 15 lakh 83 thousand 490 patients have been completely cured and active cases remain at 6 lakh 39 thousand 929. The rate of recovery of patients has increased to 69 percent.

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