Owing to the rise in the number of COVID cases and the positivity rate, the Centre on Tuesday wrote to states and UTs to keep monitoring the spread of the virus.
It also directed Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Maharashtra, and Mizoram to remain vigilant as these states are witnessing a sharp surge.
Noting that country saw a decline in infection in the past 2 months, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan wrote in the letter, “The country has been reporting about 1000 daily new cases for the past few weeks.
The weekly positivity rate has remained below 1%." "Recently, there are a few States which are reporting a higher contribution to India's cases and higher positivity.