Maharashtra, Delhi Among States Where Covid Cases Plateauing: Centre

However, some states are still seeing a daily rise in Covid cases

Some of the states that first saw a steady rise in COVID-19 cases at the start of the deadly second wave of the pandemic are now seeing a plateauing of fresh infections, a top official of the Health Ministry said today. Maharashtra, Delhi and Gujarat were among the states hit hardest when the second wave of the pandemic exploded. In no time hospitals started sending out SOS for medical oxygen needed for critical Covid patients and beds started filling up fast, plunging these states into big difficulties. "Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Jharkhand are the states where cases were increasing earlier, but are now plateauing gradually," Additional Secretary (Health) Arti Ahuja said. However, some states are still seeing a daily rise in Covid cases. These are Karnataka, Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Odisha, Health Ministry officials told reporters today.