While this is good news, this is not the time to be complacent, as India remains the number one country in daily cases. In October, he has had as many cases as the United States and Brazil combined. More worrying is the persistent increase in cases in four major states, of which two, Kerala and Karnataka, are growing at high rates. With the festive season about to begin, neglect could now trigger a second wave coinciding with winter and bad air season.
Kerala, Karnataka in fast lane
The worst seems to be over for most states, as daily cases are steadily declining. However, the average number of new cases has increased in 7 states and UT since September 30. Four of these are large states that report more than 2,000 cases each day.
The other three were Ladakh, with an 89% increase in new cases, Meghalaya 61.9% and Nagaland 19.3%.
Some districts in overdrive India has a total of 71.6 lakh of cases on October 11. Within these states, some districts are growing at an alarming rate. For example, cases have increased by almost 60% in three districts of Kerala during the first 11 days of October.
Rocker Test Rate
The continued increase in testing even after the peak is good news, but the data shows that this increase is not uniform. In Delhi, Maharashtra, Assam and Bihar, testing has been reduced as cases decline. But Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh are testing more despite the drop in cases. Punjab and Telangana continue to test at the same rate, although their daily cases have decreased, but West Bengal has reduced testing even as cases are increasing.
Covid is the deadliest in Punjab, the highest number in Maharashtra India is also number one in terms of Covid deaths this month, but the national figure hides regional disparity. Only three states have fatality rates (CFs) above 2%. In Punjab, Covid kills 31 out of 1,000 confirmed patients. Maharashtra and Gujarat see 26 and 24 deaths, respectively. However, Maharashtra leads in terms of total deaths, followed by Delhi.
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