Covid-19 cases, India on Thursday recorded 1,225 new cases in the last 24 hours, according to Union Health Ministry data. Additionally, India's Covid-19 deaths witnessed a steep decline in cases with 28 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, the updated data revealed.
The active caseload on Thursday stood at 14,307, as per Health Ministry data. Meanwhile, in a related development, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) will meet on Thursday to discuss the Covid-19 situation in the national capital in the backdrop of the Centre's advise earlier this month to states and UTs to consider discontinuing containment measures in view of the sharp decline in the fresh cases, according to news agency PTI report.
Just last month, the DDMA lifted all Covid restrictions in the wake of significant improvement in the Covid situation in the city.
However, wearing of masks in public places, including buses and metro trains continued. The DDMA meeting to be held at 3.30 pm on March 31 will be chaired by Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal.