COVID-19 positivity and mortality rate lower in state

Maharashtra has lower COVID19 positivity and mortality rates than other states per million population, said the Health Department on Sunday. The state ranked sixth on the list with 16,008 patients per million population. As on Februar y 2, there were 37,844 COVID-19 positive patients per million population in Delhi, 36,732 in Goa, 31,350 in Puducherry, 28,089 in Kerala and 19,877 in Chandigarh.

Although the total number of deaths is higher in Maharashtra, the death rate per million population is less than other states. According to the data, as on February 3, the COVID-19 positivity rate in Maharashtra was 0.10%, while in Kerala it was six times higher at 0.61%.