Some states extend lockdowns, others relax curbs as India witnesses drop in Covid cases

Restrictions in place to break the chain of transmission have been eased in some states in light of the drop in new cases of Covid-19. At the same time, localised lockdowns continue to be enforced in different states/UTs.

India has been witnessing a steady decline in daily new confirmed cases of Covid-19. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), there are now 10,26,159 active cases across the country. The coronavirus has claimed a total of 3,70,384 lives in India since the beginning of the pandemic last year. At the same time, as many as 95.26 per cent of all patients diagnosed with the infection have recovered to date. With most states recording a drop in Covid cases and deaths, restrictions put in place to break the chain of transmission are being gradually lifted. Most states/UTs had imposed lockdown-like restrictions in May of this year amid a sharp surge in cases of infection.