Pune continues to be among the 10 districts in Maharashtra whose weekly Covid positivity rate is higher than the state average. Data from a new report of the state health department, however, shows that a decline in the weekly case growth and rate of recovery were high across Maharashtra. According to a health department report till June 1, weekly Covid positivity rate in Maharashtra was 8.47 per cent. In the week from May 5 to 11, weekly positivity rate in the state was 22.57 per cent, which has now come down to 8.47 per cent in the week from May 26 to June 1. In a positive development, there are nine districts whose weekly positivity rate is lower than 5 per cent, including Nagpur, Yavatmal, Nandurbar, Chandrapur, Gondia, Dhule, Jalna, Nanded and Jalgaon.

Source: Indian Express June 03, 2021 14:26 UTC