Centre to deploy teams in UP, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha to tackle rising Covid cases

The health ministry will deploy Central teams in four states - Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha – after a sudden surge in Covid-19 cases in these states, while some are even reporting more number of deaths.​Of these four states, Uttar Pradesh has the maximum number of active cases pegged at 54,666, followed by Odisha (27,219), Chhattisgarh (13,520) and Jharkhand which has 11,577 active cases.