Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will chair a virtual meeting of the presiding officers of the legislative bodies in the country and other leaders on the subject 'prevailing COVID-19 situation and the role and responsibility of public representatives on April 19. Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi, among other leaders of Opposition, will also attend the meeting.
"Apart from the presiding officers of state legislatures, minister of parliamentary affairs, chief whips and leaders of Opposition in state legislatures will also join the virtual meeting," as per an official statement.
India reported its highest-ever single-day spike of COVID-19 cases with over two lakh new infections on Wednesday, according to the union health ministry. With 2,00,739 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, India recorded the highest single-day spike ever since the pandemic began last year. The country's total tally now stands at 1,40,74,564, including 14,71,877 active cases.
Meanwhile, India also reported 1,038 fresh cases of COVID-related fatalities, and death toll rises to 1,73,123 in the last 24 hours The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,24,29,564. India currently is the second worst-hit country in the world in terms of COVID-19 cases. The country has tested 26,20,03,415 samples for COVID-19 until now. Among these, 13,84,549 samples were tested on Wednesday. Meanwhile, as many as 11,44,93,238 people have been vaccinated against the virus.
On Wednesday, 17,282 coronavirus cases reported in the state. Meanwhile, 9,952 people recovered and 104 died. So far, 7.67 lakh people have infected here. Of these, 7.05 lakh have be cured, while 11,540 patients lost their lives. Currently, there are 50,736 patients who are undergoing treatment.