Active Covid-19 cases dip, 18 states show decline but 90% districts are now hotspots

In over two months, India reported the first reduction in active Covid-19 cases on Monday, and followed the trend on Tuesday. However, about 90 per cent of districts in India are showing a positivity rate of over 10 per cent.

In over two months, India reported the first reduction in active Covid-19 cases on Monday, and followed the trend on Tuesday. Given that India is still reporting over 3 lakh Covid-19 cases a day, the volume of recoveries is remarkable, but it only fits the pandemic arithmetic. More people had caught the virus over two weeks ago.

The Union health ministry data shows that as many as 18 states are showing signs of a decline in the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic. These states include the worst-hit ones including Maharashtra, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Bihar.

Major uptick states are in the Northeast, West Bengal, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala — which has remained a major epicentre since 2020, Karnataka, Goa, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.