73 new districts reported Covid cases in last 5 days

Chethan Kumar | TNN | Apr 9, 2020, 07:28 IST

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BENGALURU: Centre contemplates extension of the lockdown, this statistic may also be among the things to consider: The number of new districts reporting Covid-19 cases has been increasing significantly in India, with about 15 new districts reporting positive cases each day in the past five days, according to the latest data from the ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW).

When MoHFW released the previous district-wise data on April 3, about 211 districts (30%) of the 720 in India, had reported Covid-19 cases. Together they had nearly 2,000 cases even as the total number of cases in the country hovered around 2,500 at that time. The latest data from April 7 shows that in just five days, 73 new districts have reported positive cases, taking the total to 284 or 40% of the total number of districts in the country. These 284 districts account for more than 4,000 cases, while the total number of cases crossed 5,000 on Tuesday.