New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to discuss with the all State Chief Ministers and the Union Territory Administrators on the alarming slide Covid- 19 in the country on June 16^th and June 17^th. The Covid- 19 is spreading very fastly in the country after the relaxations of the lock down conditions.

It is the sixth meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the State CMs and UTs Administrators after imposing the lock down in the country. The last meeting was held on May 12. While 21 states and union territories have been given time on June 16, the 15 worst-hit ones will meet on June 17. India reported a record daily increase of novel Covid- 19 cases on Friday, topping almost 10,000 new ones logged every day this week. Declared infections are now at over 3 lakh – the fourth highest in the world. Officially there have been nearly 8,500 Covid- 19 deaths, although the true number is widely believed to far higher.

The Health Ministry said on Friday the number of cases had increased by 10,956 from the previous day, with new infections rife in Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai, stretching hospitals to breaking point. In New Delhi, the situation is particularly dire with the Aam Aadmi Party government this week predicting the caseload will balloon 20 fold to 5.5 lakh by the end of July, which the health care system appears woefully ill-prepared for.

Modi will interact with CMs & UTs

Tuesday 16^th at 3 pm meeting: 1. Punjab, 2. Assam, 3. Kerala, 4. Uttarakhand, 5. Jharkhand, 6. Chhattisgarh, 7. Himachal Pradesh, 8. Tripura, 9. Chandigarh, 10. Goa, 11. Manipur, 12. Nagaland, 13. Ladakh, 14. Puducherry, 15. Arunachal Pradesh, 16, Meghalaya, 17. Mizoram, 18. Andaman & Nicobar Island, 19. Dadra Nagar Haveli & Daman Diu, 20. Sikkim and 21. Lakshadweep.

Wednesday 17^th at 3 pm meeting: 1. Maharashtra, 2. Tamil Nadu, 3. Delhi, 4. Gujarat, 5. Rajasthan, 6. Uttar Pradesh, 7. Madhya Pradesh, 8. West Bengal, 9. Karnataka, 10. Bihar, 11. Andhra Pradesh, 12. Haryana, 13. Jammu & Kashmir, 14. Telangana and 15. Odisha.