Five major states are now in a safe zone. In the next seven days, the infection rate may come down in 15 states, big and small," a rough translation of Vardhan's tweet, posted in Hindi, read. "According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an infection rate of less than 5% means that a pandemic is under control," the clipping said. It also showed that the current infection rate in Uttarakhand, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana is 9.6%, 7.9%, 7.3%, 5.7% and 5.3% respectively. According to the data, the country's infection tally has increased to 27,157,795, including 24,350,816 recoveries, 2,495,591 active cases and 311,388 deaths.

Source: Hindustan Times May 26, 2021 11:27 UTC