Haryana has second-highest positivity rate in India

Tribune News Service
New Delhi, May 5

Haryana, Himachal and Punjab are among 23 states that have a positivity rate of more than 15 per cent for COVID infections, the central government said on Wednesday.

At 37 per cent, Haryana among the highest positivity rate in India currently, second only to Goa’s 48 per cent, the union health ministry said on Wednesday.

Himachal, which has recorded 48 deaths and 3,824 new cases on Tuesday—the highest yet for the Himalayan state—has a positivity rate of 20 per cent, higher than Punjab, which currently stands at 17 per cent.

Earlier in the day, the central government said nearly 71 per cent of the 3,82,315 COVID-19 cases registered in India in a day were reported from 10 states— Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka, Kerala, Haryana, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan—the Union health ministry said on Wednesday.

Nineteen states and union territories including Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, West Bengal and Rajasthan have a weekly positivity rate higher than the national average of 21.46 per cent, the ministry had said.

Seventeen states and UTs, including Gujarat, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, and Bihar, have a weekly positivity rate lower than the national average, it added.

Maharashtra reported the highest number of daily new cases at 51,880, followed by 44,631 in Karnataka and 37,190 in Kerala.

India's active caseload has reached 34,87,229 and accounts for 16.87 per cent of the total infections. A net increase of 40,096 cases was recorded in the total active caseload in a span of 24 hours.

Twelve states cumulatively account for 81.25 per cent of the country's total active cases.

"The National Mortality Rate has been falling and currently stands at 1.09 per cent," the ministry said.

As many as 3,780 deaths were reported in a day.

Ten states account for 74.97 per cent of the new deaths. Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties (891), followed by Uttar Pradesh (351).

India's cumulative recoveries have surged to 1,69,51,731 with 3,38,439 recoveries being registered in a span of 24 hours.

Ten states account for 73.4 per cent of the new recoveries, the ministry stated. — With PTI