Where is Covid-19 most active in the country? – news from india


About half of India’s 880,790 active cases as of Sunday night were located in just three states, and more than a quarter of these were in just 10 cities.

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Updated: Sep 8, 2020 05:31 IST

Healthcare workers in PPE coveralls monitor patients inside the Commonwealth Games Village Sports Complex (CWG) COVID-19 care center in Patparganj.
Healthcare workers in PPE coveralls monitor patients inside the Commonwealth Games Village Sports Complex (CWG) COVID-19 care center in Patparganj.

As the total active cases of Covid-19 in India approach the 1 million mark, this is one of the most important statistics of the evolution of the disease in the country: around half of the 880,790 active cases of India as of Sunday night were located in just three states, and more than a quarter of these were in just 10 cities. A look at the five charts that best capture India’s rise in active cases:

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