Some states and UTs such as Maharashtra, Punjab, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand are showing early signs of plateauing or a decrease in daily new cases of Covid-19, offering cautious hope of some respite from a deadly second wave that has held the country in a vice-like grip since March. Health ministry data show that after crossing 4 lakh cases on April 30, the number of daily new cases dropped marginally to 3,92,488 and 3,68,147 on May 1 and May 2, respectively. The seven-day moving average growth rate in active cases is now 2.9%. On Sunday morning, the active caseload stood at 34,13,642.