Mamata to skip meeting called by PM Modi to discuss COVID-19 situation with CMs

Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay will be present in the virtual meeting called by PM Narendra Modi to discuss the COVID-19 situation with CMs.

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will not attend the virtual meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the COVID-19 situation with CMs, sources in the state government said on Thursday.

Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay will be present in the meeting, they said.

Banerjeee will be busy campaigning for the ongoing assembly elections in the state, the sources said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with Chief Ministers of various states on the COVID-19 situation and vaccination-related issues today via video conferencing.

Fresh COVID-19 cases hit an all-time high in India on Thursday, surpassing the 1.26 lakh mark in a single day.

According to the Union Health Ministry, the country recorded 1,26,789 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. With this fresh surge, the total number of infections has reached 1,29,28,574.

With 685 new COVID-related deaths in the last 24 hours, the toll in the country has mounted to 1,66,862.

Currently, there are 9,10,319 active cases in the country. As many as 59,258 people were discharged or recovered from the disease during the same period.

(ANI)