10,542 cases yesterday. The country's active caseload currently stands at 65286 – 0.14% percent of the total cases. The country was seen a declining graph from April 14 to April 18 when 11,109 and 7,633 cases were reported respectively.
India had recorded 9,111 on April 17, 10,093 on April 16, and 10,753 on April 15. On Wednesday, a high-level meeting that was chaired by the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister to assess the Covid-19 situation in the country, the states of Kerala, Delhi, Maharashtra, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Rajasthan found a mention as these states are witnessing a rapid rise in Covid -19 cases.
The sudden increase in positivity was also highlighted along with the status of tests being conducted in the country. A detailed analysis of active cases within these eight states was presented.