India Reports 3962 Covid Cases And 26 Fatalities In Last 24 Hours

New Delhi: India has reported 3962 new cases of Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours. There were 26 fatalities due to Covid in the same time period. With this, the total tally of infected persons in the country has risen to 4,31,72,547 cases and 5,24,677 deaths. According to Union Health Ministry data, the number of active cases in India has increased by 1,239 in 24 hours to stand at 22,416. The number of active cases constitute 0.05 per cent of the total infections in the country.

Keeping in view the rising number of cases, the Center has written letters to five states including Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra asking them to follow risk-assessment-based approach in the public health responses. The letter written by the Health Secretary said that a sustained and significant decline in the number of COVID-19 cases has been observed in India over the past three months. But in the past one week, a slight rise in cases is noticed with 15,708 cases reported in the week ending June 3, 2022. It also said that the few States which are reporting a increasing number of infections indicate the possibility of localized spread of infection.

It also asked the states to go for strict adherence to Covid appropriate behaviour and monitor the rise in the number of cases. It also said that “the States should go for genomic sequencing for prescribed samples of international passengers, collection of samples from sentinel sites and local clusters of cases. States must maintain a strict watch and take pre-emptive action if required to control any emerging spread of infection,’’.