When infections were growing at a relatively slower pace, most of India’s COVID-19 cases were confined to urban districts. How have the cases in rural districts grown? The % share of cases in rural districts increased from 15% of total cases in P1 to 24% in P3; in mostly rural districts from 25% to 43%. The districts were classified based on the 2011 Census, Districts with <20% rural population were classified urban; >20% but <50% rural population were classified "mostly urban"; >50% but <80% wrural population were classified "mostly rural" and >80% rural population were classified as rural districts. In States such as Jharkhand, Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh, rural cases decreased.

Source: The Hindu August 29, 2020 18:46 UTC