Overall Positivity Rate Of India At 19.8 Per Cent, Says Health Ministry

Coronavirus India: Joint Secretary of the Union Health Ministry Lav Agarwal said, "The overall positivity rate of the country, which stood at 21.9 per cent last week, has now fallen to 19.8 per cent."

The Union Health Ministry on Saturday informed that the overall positivity rate of India now stands at 19.8 per cent. During a health briefing, Joint Secretary of the Union Health Ministry Lav Agarwal said, "The overall positivity rate of the country, which stood at 21.9 per cent last week, has now fallen to 19.8 per cent." Mr Agarwal further said there are 11 states with over 1 lakh active cases and 17 have less than 50,000 cases. "Maharashtra, UP, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh have reported a decline in active cases. The cause of concern is Tamil Nadu where a rise in the number of active cases has been reported in the last one week," Mr Agarwal added.