With the rise in the number of coronavirus cases and the positivity rate, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written to Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Maharastra, and Mizoram in a bid to stop the spread of the virus.
This comes on a day when India reported 1,247 coronavirus infections in a single day taking the total tally to 4,30,45,527, while the active cases increased to 11,860, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.
The death toll climbed to 5,21,966 with one fresh fatality being reported from Uttar Pradesh, the data updated at 8 am stated.
The active cases comprise 0.03 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate remained at 98.76 per cent, the ministry said.