Early signs of Covid-19 surge cooling in 13 states and Union Territories

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There are early signs of plateauing and even a decline in the daily Covid-19 infections in 13 states and Union Territories, including Delhi, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh, according to the Union Health Ministry. The daily case trajectory in the last two days has come down from over 400,000 to around 3,68,000 while the daily deaths have gone down slightly from over 3,500 to 3,400, government data showed. 

“Continued efforts of containment have to be made in these states so they can preserve the gains that have been made,” Lav Agarwal, joint secretary in the health ministry,