Rohit Shishodia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a virtual meeting on September 23 with the Chief Ministers and Health Ministers of seven Covid high burden states and UTs to review the status and preparedness of Covid response and management.

The states and UTs include Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Punjab. They account for more than 63% of the active cases of the country.

These states also account for 65.5% of the total confirmed cases and 77% of the total deaths. Along with the other five states, Punjab and Delhi have reported an increase in the number of cases being reported recently.

Maharashtra, Punjab and Delhi are reporting high mortality with more than 2.0% Case Fatality Rate (CFR). Other than Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, their positivity rate is observed to be above the national average of 8.52%.