To add to the problem, some CoV2 test results are showing as typhoidFear of stigma and ostracism are forcing villagers in Telangana to dodge the questions of ASHA workers conducting door-to-door fever survey. On May 5, the number dropped to 763, with 55 citizens testing positive. In Bhadradri, the number of tests on April 23 were 5449 and on May 5 this dipped to less than half 2064. The same story is repeated in many districts and is the clue to the dip in positive cases in the State. The share of rural districts in new cases has increased to 48.5% in May compared to 36.8% in March,” says the SBI report.

Source: The Hindu May 08, 2021 16:44 UTC