OVERALL COVID-19 SITUATION IN INDIA STABILISING: HEALTH MINISTRY

NEW DELHI: The overall Covid-19 situation in the country is stabilizing, Union health ministry said on Saturday, adding that the overall positivity rate of India now stands at 19.8%.

During a health briefing, joint secretary of the ministry Lav Agarwal said, “The overall positivity rate of the country, which stood at 21.9 per cent last week, has now fallen to 19.8 per cent.”

Agarwal further said there are 11 states with over 100,000 active cases and 17 have less than 50,000 cases.

“Maharashtra, UP, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh have reported a decline in active cases. The cause of concern is Tamil Nadu where a rise in the number of active cases has been reported in the last one week,” Agarwal said.

During the briefing, Dr VK Paul, Member-health, NITI Aayog said that around 15 million doses of Covaxin are being produced per month and the government is planning to ramp up the production to 100 million doses per month.