Centre flags 5 states as India sees record Covid-19 surge

The health ministry on Thursday said that Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu account for 62 per cent of active COVID-19 cases in country. The ministry in its briefing on Thursday said that Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra account for 70 per cent of total COVID19 deaths in the country. However, Health secretary Rakesh Bhushan said that there has been a considerable decrease in the active cases in these states. In Andhra Pradesh, there has been a weekly decrease of 13.7 per cent, 16.1% decrease in Karnataka, 6.8% decrease in Maharashtra and 23.9% decrease in Tamil Nadu and 17.1% decrease in Uttar Pradesh.