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Maharashtra, Delhi Among States Where Covid Cases Plateauing: Centre However, some states are still seeing a daily rise in Covid cases
Updated: May 07, 2021 5:58 pm IST
Coronavirus: COVID-19 cases have been rising in India
New Delhi:
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.