The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in India has reported an increase in COVID cases since yesterday. As of January 8, 2022 (8:00 IST), there has been a total of 176,121 new cases reported across India.
Maharashtra has reported 44,388 cases followed by West Bengal registering 24,287 cases, and Delhi stands at 22,751 cases at this time. This is the fourth day that the cases crossed the 100,000 mark in a while.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi stresses the need to continue intensive containment and active surveillance. The Prime Minister recently chaired a review meeting in light of the cases surging. He also highlighted the continued use of masks and boosting of health infrastructures. He urged continued research on vaccines, testing, pharmacological intervention, and genome sequencing.
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