"Our task is to ensure that the wave does not come in India," VK Paul said during the official briefing of the Union health ministry. These states are now contributing more to India's total Covid-19 caseload than they were during the beginning of the 2nd wave of the pandemic. According to the health ministry's data, Kerala is now reporting 30.3 per cent of India's total caseload. Similarly, Maharashtra is now contributing 20.8 per cent of the total number of cases, while this share was 26.7 in April. Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh are seeing a spike in the number of Covid-19 cases.

Source: Hindustan Times July 14, 2021 02:03 UTC