Wary of Covid case load, Centre to confer with 8 states today

July 24, 2020 09:03

A day after the country reported a record 46,000 coronavirus cases in a single day, it was learnt on Thursday that the Centre will hold a video conference with eight states, which it views as a cause of concern, to check the spread of the virus.

The meeting, scheduled for Friday, will feature a detailed discussion between a team of experts from the Centre as well as senior health ministry officials and officers from Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Telangana, Odisha, West Bengal, Assam, Karnataka, and Uttar Pradesh.

On Thursday, Andhra Pradesh reported a single-day record high of 7,998 cases. The source said that the state is a cause of concern on two fronts: First, it is testing eight or nine times more than its neighbour Telangana, but even then its positivity continues to be high. Second, the state continues to report a higher absolute number of deaths week after week.

These eight states are reporting 60-plus deaths on a daily basis, the source said.

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