New Delhi: According to a big news, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the current situation in a high-level meeting through video conference on Sunday evening in view of the increasing cases of corona infection in the country. It is likely that Modi will discuss issues like restrictions and lockdown to reduce the cases of corona in the meeting. According to the Union Health Ministry, after the arrival of 552 new cases of infection from the new form of COVID-19, Omicron, the total number of infected patients in the country has increased to 3,623 on Sunday.
Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs a meeting to review the COVID-19 situation in the country, through video conference pic.twitter.com/EY5u7LAaC3
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1,59,632 new cases of corona in the country
According to the updated data of the ministry at 8 am, 1,59,632 new cases of corona virus infection were reported in the last 24 hours, which is the highest daily cases reported in the last 224 days. The number of patients under treatment in the country has increased to 5,90,611, which is the highest in about 197 days. After the death of 327 people in the country in the last 24 hours, the death toll has increased to 4,83,790.
Maharashtra has maximum 1,009 cases of Omicron
Out of 3,623 cases of Omicron, 1,409 people have either migrated out of the country or have recovered. Maharashtra had the highest number of 1,009 cases of Omicron. After this, 513 cases were reported in Delhi, 441 in Karnataka, 373 in Rajasthan, 333 in Kerala and 204 in Gujarat. Earlier on May 29 last year, 1,65,553 cases of infection were reported in the country.