According to the data shared by the Ministry of Health, there are 15 other districts in states and union territories like Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, where the positivity rate is between 5 and 10%. Is. The Covid positivity rate in Delhi reached 3.05% on Wednesday. Local officials said that 1379 samples were tested for this viral infection in the last 24 hours and 42 were found positive.
Corona affected states and 6 districts
- Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) 25 percent positivity rate
- Aizawl (Mizoram) more than 16%
- Shimla (Himachal) 14.29%
- Mandi (Himachal) 13%
- Solan (Himachal) 12.5%
- Gir Somnath (Gujarat) 11.76%
- The positivity rate in 15 districts here is 5%+
- Maharashtra
- Gujarat
- Rajasthan
- Madhya Pradesh
- Tamil Nadu
- Karnataka
- Himachal Pradesh
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Delhi (3%+)
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What is the positivity rate in the country now?
Officials of the Union Health Ministry said that the positivity rate of Covid-19 has been less than 1 percent. Sources told our associate newspaper TOI, ‘Tests of 95,385 samples were done in the last 24 hours. Out of this, 618 positives have come. The Covid positivity rate is determined by the number of tests done for coronavirus and the number of positive cases. A total of 618 new patients arrived on Wednesday. Last year on November 18, there were 658 cases in the country.
ICMR scientist and immunologist Dr. NK Mehra said, ‘Genome sequencing should be done in areas from where more positive cases are coming, so that the possibility of emergence of new variants can be ruled out.’ (Photo- lexica AI)
tension is not one but two
Corona cases have started increasing at a time when influenza is also causing death. Many experts are considering the sub-variant XBB.1.16 as the reason for the increase in corona cases. Four tourists from Australia who reached Jaipur have also been infected with Corona. A lot of corona cases were seen in Maharashtra earlier also. This time, along with corona, influenza has created tension. The Health Minister of Maharashtra has informed that two people have died due to influenza in the state. A 74-year-old man has died from H3N2. While the other 23 year old MBBS student was infected with corona as well as influenza virus. In such a situation, it is being advised to wear a mask and avoid crowded areas. (Photo- lexica AI)
Source: navbharattimes.indiatimes.com
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