COVID-19: Overall positivity rate of India at 19.8 pc: Union Health Ministry
NEW DELHI : The Union Health Ministry on Saturday informed that the overall positivity rate of India now stands at 19.8 per cent.
During a health briefing, Joint Secretary of the Union Health Ministry Lav Agarwal said, “The overall positivity rate of the country, which stood at 21.9 per cent last week, has now fallen to 19.8 per cent.”
Agarwal further said there are 11 states with over 1 lakh active cases and 17 have less than 50,000 cases.
“Maharashtra, UP, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh have reported a decline in active cases. The cause of concern is Tamil Nadu where a rise in the number of active cases has been reported in the last one week,” Agarwal added.
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COVID-19: India s overall positivity rate stands at 19.8%, says Union Health Ministry
Joint Secretary of the Union Health Ministry Lav Agarwal said there are 11 states with over 1 lakh active cases and 17 have less than 50,000 cases. (Image Source: Reuters)
Updated: May 15, 2021, 06:08 PM IST
The Union Health Ministry on Saturday informed that the overall positivity rate of India now stands at 19.8%. During a health briefing, Joint Secretary of the Union Health Ministry Lav Agarwal said, The overall positivity rate of the country, which stood at 21.9% last week, has now fallen to 19.8%.
Lav Agarwal further said there are 11 states with over 1 lakh active cases and 17 have less than 50,000 cases. Maharashtra, UP, Gujarat, and Chhattisgarh have reported a decline in active cases. The cause of concern is Tamil Nadu where a rise in the number of active cases has been reported in the last one week, Agarwal added.
There are 11 states with over 1 lakh active coronavirus cases, the Health Ministry said (File)
New Delhi:
The Union Health Ministry on Saturday informed that the overall positivity rate of India now stands at 19.8 per cent.
During a health briefing, Joint Secretary of the Union Health Ministry Lav Agarwal said, The overall positivity rate of the country, which stood at 21.9 per cent last week, has now fallen to 19.8 per cent.
Mr Agarwal further said there are 11 states with over 1 lakh active cases and 17 have less than 50,000 cases. Maharashtra, UP, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh have reported a decline in active cases. The cause of concern is Tamil Nadu where a rise in the number of active cases has been reported in the last one week, Mr Agarwal added.
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