The data from a new report of the state health department also shows the state has recorded a decline in the weekly case growth, and rate of recovery is high across Maharashtra. According to a state health department report till June 1, the weekly Covid positivity rate in Maharashtra was 8.47 per cent. There are 13 districts whose weekly Covid positivity rate is higher than the state average. These include Raigad (18.59 per cent), Ratnagiri (17.32 per cent), Satara (16.73 per cent), Sangli (16.10 per cent), Kolhapur (16.04 per cent), Pune (14.23 per cent), Buldhana (13.96 per cent), Sindhudurg (13.19 per cent), and Beed (9.06 per cent). In a positive development, there are nine districts whose weekly Covid positivity rate is less than five per cent and these include Nagpur, Yavatmal, Nandurbar, Chandrapur, Gondia, Dhule, Jalna, Nanded and Jalgaon.

Source: Indian Express June 03, 2021 05:43 UTC