He said the overall positivity rate is less than 20 % since the last five days and there is a trend of plateauing and decreasing of cases.
“It is evident that we can see a certain amount of stabilisation of the second wave of the pandemic. Some states have shown a clear pattern, in some states there are concerns and in some others there is a trend towards an increase. It is a mixed picture.
“But overall, the situation is stabilising and we hope and we will work towards ensuring further stabilisation and rapid decline of this pandemic,” Paul said.
The deadly second wave of coronavirus wreaked havoc in several parts of the country, with some days clocking over 4 lakh daily coronavirus cases and fatalities more than 4,000.
Paul said in the second wave, India had nearly 40 lakh active cases and the figure has now gone down to around 36-37 lakh active cases. He said there have been recoveries and case fatality rate has been stable which is a “big achievement”.
“Much more can be done and should be done. The rate of stabilisation and early decline is higher than the first wave,” Paul said. He pointed out that by mid-February, India was conducting some 5-6 lakh tests. agencies