Five states across the country have reported an increase in coronavirus disease cases even though India has witnessed a steady decline in daily Covid-19 cases over the past three weeks, government data shows. .
Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Odisha, and Madhya Pradesh saw a large increase in Covid-19 cases between September 13 and October 4, despite the national average falling. India posted a 37% growth in cases during this period on a 56% rise in the previous three weeks.
According to central and state government data, Covid-19 cases in Kerala increased by 112% during this period, in Chhattisgarh, it was a 93% increase, Uttarakhand recorded 61% and Odisha and Madhya Pradesh recorded an increase of 54%. % in the number of infections. In fact, the data shows that Kerala has the highest number of active cases per million inhabitants in the country – 2,421 cases per million.
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However, there were some states that reported infection rates lower than these five. In Bihar, there has been a 19% increase in Covid-19 cases in the last three weeks and it has been the lowest any state has seen. Bihar was followed by Tamil Nadu where these cases grew by 23%, then Gujarat with 26%, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana with 27% and Assam reported a 32% increase in cases of the coronavirus disease between 13 December. September and October 4.
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The data also showed that Maharashtra, which is the worst affected state in the country, saw a 36% growth in Covid-19 cases and the second most affected Karnataka region reported a 39% increase.
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The government has said that the positivity rate for Covid-19 infections in India is “constantly held” below 10%, the cumulative is 8.28% and the daily figure is 7.52%. The positivity rate shows the proportion of people who test positive among those who are tested. The government has also said that several states and territories in the Union are exhibiting a positivity rate, which is a crucial metric for understanding the coronavirus pandemic, higher than the national average indicating the need for aggressive and widespread testing.
The case count of the coronavirus disease in India now exceeds 6.6 million, including 102,685 deaths, data from the Union Health Ministry showed on Monday.
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