Covid-19: The Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday that 44 districts in India were reporting a weekly positivity rate of more than 10% and that Kerala is the only state with more than 1 lakh of active cases of Covid-19. He also noted that a total of 37 districts from nine states such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Meghalaya, and Mizoram are a matter of “concern” as they show an upward trend in coronavirus cases over the past two weeks.
Speaking to a routine press briefing on the Covid-19 situation in the country, the ministry said: “51.51% of the total Covid-19 cases last week were reported in Kerala. 37 districts of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Meghalaya, and Mizoram still show an increasing trend. Of these, 11 are from Kerala. “
He also said that an overall downward trend has also been seen across the country in terms of weekly positivity since the week ending May 10. “Weekly positivity of less than 2% for the second week in a row. In India, 44 districts reported more than 10% weekly positivity. Only one state (Kerala) has more than a lakh of active cases, ”said Lav Agarwal, co-secretary of the Union Ministry of Health.
1. Kerala – Malappuram, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Palakkd, Kollam, Kannur, Kasaragod, Wayanad, Pathanamthitta and Idukki
2. Tamil Nadu – Coimbatore, Chennai, Erode, Chengalpattu, Thiruvallur, Pudukottai, and Ariyalur
3. Himachal Pradesh – Hamirpur, Kangra, Bilaspur, Chamba, Mandi, and Shimla
4. Karnataka – Kodagu, Uttara Kannada, Chamarajanagara, Dakshina Kannada, and Udupi
5. Andhra Pradesh – Srikakulam and East Godavari
6. Maharashtra – Solapur and Beed
7. West Bengal – 24 Parganas North and Nadia
8. Meghalaya – West Khasi Hills
9. Mizoram – Saiha
India recorded 28,204 new Covid-19 cases, the lowest in 147 days, taking the tally of infections to 3,19,98,158, while the active coronavirus cases dipped to 3,88,508, the lowest in 139 days, as per the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday at 8 am. It also showed that the national Covid-19 recovery rate has jumped to 97.45 percent, the highest ever recovery rate achieved. The death toll has climbed to 4,28,682 with 373 fresh fatalities, the data showed.
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