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. <br /> <br />Modi has been speaking to state chief ministers and lieutenant governors of union territories for the last few days to assess the pandemic situation there and offer suggestions. <br /> <br />Chief ministers have also briefed him on the measures being taken by them to deal with the raging second wave of the pandemic. <br /> <br />India recorded 4,03,738 new 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.