With Covid-19 cases skyrocketing in India amid the second wave of the pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday will hold a review meeting with top government officials to take stock of the coronavirus situation.
Th meeting will be held at 8 pm today, officials said. In the meeting he is also expected to review the ongoing vaccination drive.
The development comes amid India recording its highest single-day Covid-19 spike on Saturday as the country reported 2,34,692 cases and 1,341 fatalities in the last 24 hours, pushing its Covid-19 tally to 1,45,26,609.
Amid this rise in cases, many states have also reported shortage of Oxygen cylinders and remdesivir supplies.
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The prime minister has been holding meetings with chief ministers and officials on a regular basis to discuss the situation and take measures to curb the pandemic.
The number of active coronavirus cases in the country surpassed the 16-lakh mark on Saturday.
Registering a steady increase for the 38th day in a row, the tally of active Covid-19 cases has climbed to 16,79,740 in the country, accounting for 11.56 per cent of its total caseload, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate has dropped to 87.23 per cent.
(With PTI inputs)
