new delhi the health ministry will deploy central teams in four states uttar pradesh jharkhand chhattisgarh and odisha after a sudden surge in covid19 cases in these states while some are even reporting more number of deathsof these four states uttar pradesh has the maximum number of active cases pegged at 54666 followed by odisha 27219 chhattisgarh 13520 and jharkhand which has 11577 active casesin terms of cumulative cases till date uttar pradesh has 225632 odisha 100934 jharkhand 38435 and chhattisgarh has 30092 casesuttar pradesh also reported the most number of deaths among these states at 3423 while odisha jharkhand and chhattisgarh are reporting 482 410 and 269 deaths respectivelythe teams will support the state efforts towards strengthening containment surveillance testing and efficient clinical management of the positive cases they shall also guide the states in effectively managing the challenges related to timely diagnosis and follow up the health ministry saideach of the multisectoral teams will comprise of an epidemiologist and a public health expert