By Online Desk
With the surging Covid-19 cases across the country, the Centre has asked eight states to strengthen the preparedness, increase the vaccine coverage on Thursday.
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan wrote to Delhi, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Jharkhand, advising the States to enhance Covid-19 testing, strengthen hospital-level preparedness, increase pace and coverage of vaccination.
The move comes in the backdrop of increasing Covid-19 cases across the country.
India on Thursday reported 13,154 Covid-19 cases in a sharp rise in the last 24 hours. The total Omicron cases stood at 961.
Earlier, the Election Commission also asked the vaccination to be speeded in the poll-bound states.
According to reports, the EC is also taking necessary steps in following the Covid-19 protocol and helping the voting process run in a smooth manner. The Centre also had asked the states to ramp up the vaccination process across the country as there was a continuous surge in Covid-19 cases.
The weekly positivity rate in the country is 0.76 per cent, which remains lesser than 1 per cent for the last 46 days. The daily positivity rate is 1.10 per cent which remains lesser than 2 per cent for the past 87 days. The maximum number of Omicron cases were registered in Mumbai and Delhi, followed by Bengaluru.
