PM Narendra Modi to review COVID situation in country today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Sunday, will review the COVID-19 situation in the country. 

PM Modi will chair a meeting to review the COVID situation in the country as Omicron variant of the virus has surged infection. 

The meeting is expected to begin at 4:30pm. 

India, on Sunday, logged a total of 1,59,632 new COVID-19 infections. 

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This is the highest single-day COVID numbers in 224 days. 

The number of active COVID cases in India also increased to 5,90,611 – the highest in the last 197 days. 

Meanwhile the case tally of the Omicron variant of the virus has reached 3,623 in the country.