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Covid-19 cases at three-month high; up vigil, says health ministry

Centre writes to Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana & TN

A healthworker collects swab samples of a Gurugram resident for  Covid-19 testing, on Saturday
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A healthworker collects swab samples of a Gurugram resident for Covid-19 testing, on Saturday

Sohini Das Mumbai
In the wake of rising Covid-19 cases, the Union health secretary has written to five states — Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana and Tamil Nadu — asking them to step up the vigil and take pre-emptive actions if necessary to contain any rapid spread of infections.

As of June 3, the health ministry bulletin said India added 4041 fresh cases in the last 24 hours. India’s active case-load stands at 21,177.

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said in the past one week, a slight upsurge of cases has been observed — from 15,708 cases in the week ending May 27 to 21,055 in

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