Corona's wail, uncontrollable situation in these 10 districts of the country, focus on increasing testing

New Delhi, Thursday 30 March 2021

The rapid spread of the corona virus in the country has become a matter of concern for everyone, with 8 out of 10 districts in the country having the highest number of cases coming from Maharashtra, including Delhi and Bangalore, the corona's strongholds.

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday said that 10 districts in the country have the highest number of active cases of corona, including Pune, Mumbai, Nagpur, Thane, Nashik, Aurangabad, Bengaluru Urban, Nanded, Delhi and Ahmednagar. VK Pol said that although there is a serious situation in some districts at present, but there is a potential threat across the country, all measures need to be taken to stop the corona and save lives.

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said the country has an average weekly positivity rate of 5.65 per cent, followed by Maharashtra at 23 per cent, Punjab at 8.82 per cent, Chhattisgarh at 8 per cent, Madhya Pradesh at 7.82 per cent, Tamil Nadu at 2.04 per cent, Karnataka at 2.04 per cent and Delhi at 2.45 per cent. Percentage, Bhushan said we have discussed with the representatives of the states, they were asked why you are not increasing testing, it is necessary to increase testing and keep on FOX RT-PCR, rapid antigen test is used for screening in more populated areas.