Since Saturday, 362 new COVID-19 cases have been reported from across the country, with two deaths - one each in Kerala and Karnataka.
Other states that have reported significant case numbers include Maharashtra (209), Delhi (104), Gujarat (83), and Karnataka (47).
The total COVID-19 caseload of the country has risen to 4,50,26,261. These also include the JN.1 Covid variant cases.
According to the ministry, Karnataka reported 61 cases, followed by Maharashtra 35 and Kerala 25 cases.
The Covid caseload rose to 4,50,21,383 with the addition of the new cases of infections.
'This simple fact seems to elude the minds of those running GOI,' he said.
The District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) in West Delhi issued an order on Sunday, directing closure of Punjabi Basti Market and Janta Market till November 30, a senior district official said.
These three-member teams will visit the districts reporting high number of COVID-19 cases and support the state efforts towards strengthening containment, surveillance, testing, infection prevention and control measures.
Systematic review and meta-analysis of three human coronaviruses, published in the journal The Lancet Microbe, suggests that people infected with coronavirus are most likely to be highly infectious in the first week after symptom onset.
The health secretary said that ventilators are also available in adequate quantity in the state and these have been installed in various hospitals of the state as per the requirements.
