Prime Minister Narendra Modi held review meeting on COVID-19 and vaccination amid rising Omicron cases

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting on Sunday to review the COVID-19 situation in the country as the Omicron variant of the virus fuels a surge in cases.

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News agency ANI tweeted from its official Twitter handle, "PM Narendra Modi holding a review meeting on COVID-19 and vaccination." 

PM Narendra Modi holding a review meeting on COVID-19 and vaccination. pic.twitter.com/zRam3Vhv3y

— ANI (@ANI) April 17, 2021

It has to be noted that the meeting was held virtually.

According to Union health ministry data updated at 8 AM on Sunday, a total of 1,59,632 new coronavirus infections were reported, the highest in 224 days, while the active cases increased to 5,90,611, the highest in around 197 days.

According to the Health Ministry, a total of 3,623 cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus were reported in India. 

On May 29 last year, India had logged 1,65,553 infections in a day.