Odisha currently has 94,760 active cases, while 4,47,863 patients have so far recovered.
Efforts are on to procure adequate stocks of Remdesivir to treat people with lung issues.
Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 48,401. It is followed by Karnataka with 47,930 while Kerala reported 35,801 new cases.
The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed the landmark of 17 crores.
The death toll due to the viral disease climbed to 2,46,116 with 3,754 more people succumbing to it, as per the ministry's data.
The prime minister's interaction with chief ministers is part of his exercise to deal with the pandemic situation.
It said the projections assume that initial shocks to private consumption and investment filter through to the rest of the economy.
After the country witnessed a dip in single-day cases recorded during the last three days, the daily active cases have again seen a rise.
More than 18 lakh vaccination doses were administered in a span of 24 hours. It also includes 86,023 beneficiaries in the age group of 18-45.
As per the report issued by the ministry, a total of 15,00,20,648 vaccine doses have been administered through 22,07,065 sessions.