40% jump in Covid cases in a day
Business Standard|March 31, 2023
India continues to reporta spike, but experts are divided on whether the surge is a wave yet ora ripple
SOHINI DAS, SHINE JACOB, RUCHIKA CHITRAVANSHI SAMREEN WANI
40% jump in Covid cases in a day

India reported 3,016 fresh Covid-19 cases as of morning on Thursday, recording a 40 per cent jump over the previous day. But the jury is out on whether this is the beginning of a fresh wave-while some experts say the country is already experiencing one, others point out that this may pass as a "ripple".

The daily positivity rate for India is now 2.73 per cent. Some districts like Solapur and Sangli in Maharashtra, one of the worst-affected states, reported positivity rates of 20.05 and 17.47 per cent respectively as of Wednesday. The positivity rate indicates the number of Covid cases per 100 tests.

Worryingly, around four weeks ago Maharashtra had a positivity rate of 1.05 per cent but between March 22 and 28 it went up to 6.15 per cent. The districts with a spurt in positivity rate include Solapur (20.05 per cent), Sangli (17.47 per cent), Kolhapur (15.35 per cent), Pune (12.33 per cent), Nashik (7.84 per cent) and Ahmednagar (7.56 per cent).

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