COVID-19: 5 states reporting rises in active cases, confirms health ministry

NEW DELHI: The Union ministry of Health and Family Welfare recently informed that five states in the country are reporting increase in COVID-19 cases.

According to the data released by the health ministry, the five states are Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, and Rajasthan.

The month on month comparative data compiled by the health ministry has shown that since November 1, the active case load of Punjab has increased by 3,585 cases; Himachal Pradesh’s case load is up by 54,069, Madhya Pradesh saw a jump of 5,842, and Haryana and Rajasthan saw an increase of 6,171, and 13,551 cases respectively.

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The current active case load of these states is: Punjab (138, 685), Himachal Pradesh (8,918), Madhya Pradesh (17, 705), Haryana (20, 200), and Rajasthan (30, 305).

“These are the states where the Centre has rushed expert teams so that they can help the state government on ground in disease management and other issues that may be hampering outbreak control,” said Rajesh Bhushan, Union secretary for health and family welfare.

Meanwhile, the five top states that have registered a decline in COVID cases, meaning those that have shown a significant improvement, are Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and West Bengal.

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