Maharashtra are continuing to record a spike in new Covid-19 cases, Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh also saw an "upsurge" in fresh infections in the last 24 hours, the union health ministry has said.In a statement, the ministry said in the last seven days, Chhattisgarh has seen a rise in daily active new cases.
In the last 24 hours, 259 daily new cases have been reported, it said.Punjab has also shown a sudden spike in the number of daily new cases reported in the last seven days with 383 fresh cases recorded in the last 24 hours."Since February 13, Madhya Pradesh is also witnessing a rise in the number of daily new cases.