Thirteen states and Union Territories, including Kerala, Odisha and Jammu and Kashmir, have not reported any new case of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Thursday. Another 180 districts had no fresh case in the last seven to 13 days. The 13 states and Union Territories which have not reported any new case in the last 24 hours are Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Mizoram, Manipur, Goa, Meghalaya, Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Union health minister also said that 29.06 lakh personal protective equipment (PPEs) and 62.77 lakh N-95 masks have been distributed to states, Union Territories and central institutions. Uttar Pradesh has stated that it has identified private hospitals as dedicated Covid-19 health facilities on payment basis.

Source: The Telegraph May 07, 2020 14:26 UTC