NEW DELHI: The CPM central committee meeting has been cut short following the recent surge in Covid cases in the country. The meeting, which was scheduled to be held on Saturday and Sunday, has been reduced to one day. The meeting will be held online.

Meanwhile, India reported 8822 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours. Kerala reported more than 3000 new cases while Maharashtra reported more than 2000 new cases. The country saw a 33 percent increase in Covid cases over the previous day