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PM Narendra Modi to review Covid situation tomorrow

<p id="content">Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hold a virtual review of the situation tomorrow with the Chief Ministers of Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chattisgarh, West Bengal and Kerala, according to IANS.</p>
The Prime Minister is also scheduled to discuss the vaccine delivery roll out with all the states and Union Territories.

The government is preparing on a war footing the vaccine delivery system as the Covid cases has surpassed nine million last week. With 44,000 new Covid-19 cases, India's tally reached 91,39,866 today.

According to the data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 511 new deaths occurred due to the deadly virus in the last 24 hours taking the toll to 1,33,738.

While the active cases stood at 4,43,486, a total of 85,62,641 have recovered from the virus and have been discharged of which 41,024 were discharged in the last 24 hrs.

It is also, however, the 16th straight day when India reported less than 50,000 cases in a day. The last time daily new cases crossed the 50,000-threshold was on November 7.

While the recovery rate stands at a whopping 93.86 per cent, the fatality rate is at 1.46 per cent, the Ministry data revealed.

Maharashtra remains the worst-hit state with 82,521 active cases and 46,623 deaths so far. The recoveries in the state stand at 16,51,064.

Apart from Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka have reported the highest number of cases. The national capital is also witnessing a surge. On Sunday, it recorded 6,746 new cases and 121 deaths.

(with agency inputs).

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