NEW DELHI: Even as the country’s active caseload of Covid-19 is consistently declining and now stands at 5.12 lakh, comprising only 6% of the
total positive cases so far,
active cases continue to rise in three states — Haryana, Delhi and
Mizoram.
On Saturday, active cases in Delhi stood at 40,258, up 1.35% compared to the
previous day. Haryana recorded a growth of 2.32% in active cases to 15,713 while Mizoram had 562 cases, up 3.12% from a day ago.
The active case curve in these three states has been showing an upward trend. Officials said the high burden of active cases in these states was driven by rising new cases and fewer recoveries. Overall, less than 50,000 daily new cases were recorded from across the country on Saturday with 45,674 people testing positive for Covid-19.
Both Delhi and Haryana were among the top 10 states, accounting for 76% of new cases. However, in terms of absolute numbers, Delhi was much ahead of the other two states with 6,953 new cases.