Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke to the chief ministers of Punjab, Karnataka, Bihar and Uttarakhand on the COVID-19 situation in their states, official sources said.

Maharashtra is said to be the worst-affected state during the second wave of the Covid-19 infections. Speaking to CM Thackeray, PM Modi acknowledged that the state has been fighting the second wave of the pandemic well.

Modi has been speaking to state chief ministers and lieutenant governors of union territories for the last few days to evaluate the pandemic situation there and offer suggestions.

For the last couple of days, Prime Minister has been interacting with chief ministers over the telephone to take stock of the pandemic situation in their respective states.

Chief Ministers these states have also briefed him on the measures being taken by them to deal with the raging second wave of the pandemic.

Meanwhile, India recorded 4,03,738 fresh COVID-19 cases in a day, which pushed the tally to 2,22,96,414, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.

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