NEW DELHII: Five states —
Maharashtra,
Kerala, Karnataka, West Bengal and Delhi — account for 54% of the total active
Covid-19
cases in the country,
health secretary Rajesh Bhushan
said on Tuesday, underlining the declining trend of the
pandemic
in India even as many countries are still witnessing a surge of new cases.
Pointing to the worsening situation in the US, Turkey, Russia, Brazil and many other countries, Bhushan said India was showing a steady decline in its active case load since mid-September. On Monday, India’s active case load dropped below 4 lakh to 3,83,866 cases.
Niti-Aayog member Dr V K Paul said the Covid-19 situation in India had stabilised. With active cases reducing, a "clear-cut declining trend" was being seen even though the situation in many other countries was becoming quite serious, he said.
Ten states accounted for 72% of the 26,567 new cases recorded on Monday with Kerala and Maharashtra contributing over 3,000 cases each. West Bengal, Rajasthan and Delhi were among the top five contributing to daily new cases.
The
cumulative positivity rate
stands at 6.5%, whereas the average positivity in the last week was 3.2%.
The government, however, emphasised that pandemic control measures including testing,
contact tracing
, isolation and treatment should continue along with Covid-appropriate behaviour even after a vaccine arrived to ensure breaking the chain of transmission.