PM Modi to hold meet with Chief Ministers of seven states on Sep 23 in view of rising COVID-19 cases

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will discuss the coronavirus situation with the chief ministers of seven states - badly hit by the pandemic - on September 23 via video conferencing. The meeting comes as most of the states in the country have been witnessing an alarming rise in the number of Covid cases over the last few weeks.

The seven states include Delhi, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, which are the worst affected in the country as of now.

On Saturday, India



recorded 93,337 fresh infections in a day, which took the grand total past 53 lakh cases. 95,880 coronavirus patients recovered in the last 24 hours.

The health ministry data showed the country's recovery rate now stands at 79.28 per cent - the highest in the world.  

India- the second worst coronavirus hit country in the world after the United States - also recorded 1,247 deaths in a day, taking its total count to 85,619.