Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, UP have over 100,000 active Covid cases each

In just last two weeks, Chhattisgarh has seen almost 131 per cent increase in weekly new cases, according to the health ministry

The union government on Friday said that three states --- Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra --- have over 100,000 active coronavirus cases each in the country.

With Friday's addition of over 200,000 cases, India saw a net increase of 97,866 in active infections, highest in a day, to take its count to 1,569,743. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 8.76 per cent (one in 11). The country is second among the most affected countries by active cases.

Both Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh continue to report very high number of daily new cases and deaths. Chhattisgarh has