Rigorous contact tracing is going on in 17 states that reported Covid-19 cases related to Tablighi Jamaat, said a ministry official New Delhi: As many as 1,023 COVID-19 positive cases found in 17 states have been traced to the Tablighi Jamaat congregation, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday, underlining that about 30 per cent of the total coronavirus cases in the country are linked to "one particular place".
Joint Secretary in the ministry Lav Agarwal said in the daily media briefing that the rate of doubling of COVID-19 cases in India is pretty less as compared to other countries.
He said a total of 2,902 COVID-19 cases have been reported so far and cases have risen by 601 since Friday. The joint secretary said as many as 68