Covid positivity rate rises in Rajasthan, goes over 6% in Sept

JAIPUR: The Covid-19 positivity rate in the state has risen from 5% in August to over 6% in September. According to health department figures, out of every 100 tests done, five tested positive in August and it is six in September.
For both these months, the average number of tests done daily are almost equal, but the positivity rate is higher in September, showing that more people are being infected by the virus.

In August, the average number of tests done daily was 25,407. In comparison, it is 25,336 in September.
Till September 9, 14,043 persons tested positive in comparison to 39,610 found infected in August.
Since March, the state government has continuously increased the number of tests in the state.
The average number of tests carried out daily was 182 in March, 3,268 in April, 9,873 in May, 13,814 in June, 22,669 in July, and 22,669 in August.
The trend for these months also shows that the positivity rate has been on the rise.