States on alert as Covid-19 cases hit 4-month high
Business Standard|March 18, 2023
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SOHINI DAS, SACHIN MAMPATTA, AND SHINE JACOB
States on alert as Covid-19 cases hit 4-month high

Sample this: Covid-19 cases have risen to their highest level in around four months; there were less than 200 cases across India at the end of February, which rose to 618 as of March 16. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday reported 796 fresh cases, even as deaths remained in single digits.

At least five states have relatively high positivity rates. The positivity rate is the number of tests that are positive for Covid-19 per 100 tests conducted.

While the national average was 0.61 per cent for the week ended March 15, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka had a positivity rate of between 1.1 per cent-2.8 per cent.

Kerala and Karnataka topped the list.

On top of this, influenza cases are on the spike there have been 583 cases, or around nine daily, since the first week of January, according to the ministry data.

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