Peak crossed; Covid transmission stabilising: Govt

June 02, 2021 13:57

Nearly half of India is reporting a less than 5% test positivity rate, the Centre said, suggesting the peak of the second Covid-19 wave has been crossed, and the disease transmission has largely stabilised.

Today, at least 350 districts, which is nearly half of India, has less than 5% case positivity rate; and 145 districts are currently hovering on between 5 and 10% positivity rate. However, there are still 239 districts with more than 10% positivity, said Dr Balram Bhargava, director-general, Indian Council of Medical Research.

Test positivity is the percentage of total positive tests from all Covid-19 tests that have been conducted.

It helps determine the levels of disease transmission within the community. As per the World Health Organisation recommendations, transmission during an infectious disease outbreak can be said to be stabilising if the test positivity rate remains under 5% for at least two weeks consecutively.

The Centre has said the data in the first week of April showed India had less than 200 districts with more than 10% positivity. By the end of April, the number had jumped to nearly 600 districts.

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