According to data from the Coalition Ministry of Health on Thursday, as many as 41 districts in 17 states reported a weekly Covid-19 positive rate of more than 10%. It further stated that the positive rate found in 63 regions in 21 states is between 5% and 10%.
According to the ministry, the number of Covid cases in the Lahar and Spiti regions of Himachal Pradesh increased by 64.71%, the highest among all regions in the country this week. Kolkata and Howrah in West Bengal followed closely, with weekly cases surged 49.60% and 35.33%, respectively. The Ministry of Health further stated that at least 7 areas have a weekly positive rate of more than 20%.
In West Bengal and Mizoram, seven districts report a weekly positive rate of more than 10%, the highest among the states, while Maharashtra has six such districts and Delhi has five. The list includes the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Sikkim and Uttar Pradesh. Among other major regions, the Mumbai suburbs reported a weekly positive rate of 22.65% and Mumbai’s 20.70%. In Delhi, the northwest area is 14.23%, the south area is 11.84%, the east area is 11.12%, and the west area is 10.11%. The Serchchip district of Mizoram State reported a positive rate of 29% this week.
On Wednesday, the ministry stated that with the country’s daily increase in Covid-19 cases, eight areas-Mumbai, Kolkata, Thane, suburban Mumbai, downtown Bangalore, Pune, Chennai and North Paraganas 24 Regions-Becoming a worrying emerging region.
At the same time, the ministry stated that the coverage rate of the first dose of people over 18 years old was 90.8%, and the rate of the second dose was 65.9%. The ministry also stated that among people between the ages of 15 and 17, the vaccination campaign was opened on January 3 and more than 106 million doses were vaccinated.
India has reported 90,928 new Covid-19 cases and 325 deaths in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases reached 285,401.
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