India
oi-Deepika S
New
Delhi,
Apr
24:
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
is
set
to
hold
a
meeting
with
chief
ministers
on
the
emerging
COVID-19
situation
in
the
country
on
Wednesday
through
video
conference.
Union
Health
Secretary
Rajesh
Bhushan
will
make
a
presentation
on
the
matter,
they
said.
With
2,527
coronavirus
infections
being
reported
in
a
day,
India’s
total
tally
of
cases
rose
to
4,30,54,952,
while
active
cases
have
increased
to
15,079,
according
to
Union
health
ministry
data
updated
on
Saturday.
The
death
toll
has
climbed
to
5,22,149
with
33
fatalities,
the
data
updated
at
8
am
stated.
The
active
cases
comprise
0.04
per
cent
of
the
total
infections,
while
the
national
COVID-19
recovery
rate
has
been
recorded
at
98.75
per
cent,
the
health
ministry
said.
An
increase
of
838
cases
has
been
recorded
in
the
active
COVID-19
caseload
in
24
hours.
Story first published: Sunday, April 24, 2022, 0:19 [IST]
