The state discovered 44,133 positive cases in lockdown’s first week (April 22-29) when certain exempted trade activities were allowed till 8 pm. The growth of positive cases dipped this week as the state unearthed 41,626 cases registering a decline of 5.68% in comparison to the previous week, when 44,133 cases were reported. If we see the results of sample tests conducted at RIMS laboratory, we can say that positivity rate has gone down. We had seen positivity rate as high as 45% on April 17, when 278 positive cases were detected after testing 605 samples. Cases/ST/PR*April 1-7: 6707/138,098/4.85%April 8-14: 16,884/235,540/7.16%Apr 15-21:29,564/269,708/10.96%LockdownAp 22-29: 44,133/322,392/13.68%Ap 29-May 5: 41,626/256,134/16.25%*ST: Sample tested*PR: Positivity rate

Source: Hindustan Times May 08, 2021 15:11 UTC