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Chhattisgarh worst-hit by Covid; high number of UK variant cases in Punjab: Health Minister
ANI quoting the health minister."This has come to our notice that the sudden increase in cases are largely or may be event-driven including grand weddings, local body election, farmer's protest, etc," Vardhan further stated.Vardhan also added that despite the resurgence of the virus in the country, India's recovery rate is at 92.38% while fatality rate is at 1.30%.The other states of concern are Maharashtra, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.Earlier today, the Union Health Ministry expressed that the number of novel coronavirus deaths in Punjab and Chhattisgarh is a cause of "extreme concern" amid the surge in Covid-19 cases across the country.During a routine health briefing,