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India witnesses sharpest rise in weekly covid-19 cases since May 2020
rise in weekly covid-19 cases and fatalities since May 2020, at 7.7% and 5.1%, respectively, almost 90% of the deaths continue to be in the category of those aged above 45 years in India.Amidst resurgence of covid-19 cases in the country, Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Saturday chaired a high-level review meeting with additional chief secretaries, principal secretaries and secretaries (health and family welfare) of 12 states and municipal commissioners and district collectors of 46 districts that are the most affected by rising cases and rising mortality because of covid-19.These states are Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Punjab and Bihar.