Coronavirus: 6 states contribute to 86.37% of new COVID-19 cases, says Health Ministry

 These six states are Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, the government said.

Six states continued to record a surge in new cases of the coronavirus cases (Covid-19) in the last 24 hours and contributed to 86.37% of the fresh infections in the country, the Centre said on Sunday.

These six states are Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, the government said.

"Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat have shown a surge in new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. 86.37% of the new cases are from these six states," the government said.

"The Centre has told the states to follow effective surveillance strategies in respect of potential super spreading events. Need for effective testing, comprehensive tracking, prompt isolation of positive cases and quick quarantine of close contacts were also strongly emphasize," they added.

India clocked in 16,752 new Covid-19 cases and 113 deaths during the last 24 hours. With this, the total coronavirus caseload in the country has gone up to 1,10,96,731, including 1,07,75,169 discharges.