India’s Covid positivity rate dips to 5.42 per cent: Health ministry | India News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: India’s cumulative Covid-19 positivity rate has declined to 5.42 per cent whereas the weekly positivity rate (final week) was recorded at 1.82 per cent, the Union health ministry stated on Thursday.
Eight states and union territories, which have a weekly positivity rate greater than the nationwide common of 1.82 per cent are Kerala ( 11.20 per cent), Chhattisgarh (6.20 per cent), Maharashtra (4. 70 per cent), Goa (4.40 per cent), Nagaland (3.60 per cent), Ladakh (2.90 per cent), Puducherry (2.60 per cent) and Chandigarh (2.10 per cent), Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan stated at a press briefing.
“This is certainly a reason for worry. We are continuously being in touch with them. We have also sent central teams to some of these states on Wednesday,” Bhushan stated.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 19,92,16,019 samples have been examined for detection of Covid-19 up to February 3 with 7,42,841 samples being examined on Wednesday. The check per million stands at 1,44,359.
“If we see the trend of cumulative Covid-19 positivity rate on the basis of tests conducted, it has declined from 8.89 per cent on August 4 to 5.42 per cent on February 4,” Bhushan stated.
He additional stated that two states – Kerala (69,365) and Maharashtra (38,762) – account for 70 per cent of the whole energetic circumstances within the nation.
Bhushan stated that 47 districts haven’t reported any new case of Covid-19 within the final three weeks, whereas 251 districts haven’t reported any new loss of life throughout the identical interval.
The worldwide Covid-19 state of affairs remains to be worrisome, Bhushan harassed, including that some international locations have seen a number of peaks, whereas some have seen surges at the very least twice.
“In India, cases are declining. But this indicates that we still have to follow Covid appropriate behaviour,” the Union well being secretary stated.
While international locations just like the US, the UK, Brazil, Germany and Russia have proven a surge in deaths for a second time, India is seeing a decline within the quantity of Covid-19 deaths.
Eight states and union territories, which have a weekly positivity rate greater than the nationwide common of 1.82 per cent are Kerala ( 11.20 per cent), Chhattisgarh (6.20 per cent), Maharashtra (4. 70 per cent), Goa (4.40 per cent), Nagaland (3.60 per cent), Ladakh (2.90 per cent), Puducherry (2.60 per cent) and Chandigarh (2.10 per cent), Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan stated at a press briefing.
“This is certainly a reason for worry. We are continuously being in touch with them. We have also sent central teams to some of these states on Wednesday,” Bhushan stated.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 19,92,16,019 samples have been examined for detection of Covid-19 up to February 3 with 7,42,841 samples being examined on Wednesday. The check per million stands at 1,44,359.
“If we see the trend of cumulative Covid-19 positivity rate on the basis of tests conducted, it has declined from 8.89 per cent on August 4 to 5.42 per cent on February 4,” Bhushan stated.
He additional stated that two states – Kerala (69,365) and Maharashtra (38,762) – account for 70 per cent of the whole energetic circumstances within the nation.
Bhushan stated that 47 districts haven’t reported any new case of Covid-19 within the final three weeks, whereas 251 districts haven’t reported any new loss of life throughout the identical interval.
The worldwide Covid-19 state of affairs remains to be worrisome, Bhushan harassed, including that some international locations have seen a number of peaks, whereas some have seen surges at the very least twice.
“In India, cases are declining. But this indicates that we still have to follow Covid appropriate behaviour,” the Union well being secretary stated.
While international locations just like the US, the UK, Brazil, Germany and Russia have proven a surge in deaths for a second time, India is seeing a decline within the quantity of Covid-19 deaths.
