Co-circulation of seasonal influenza and COVID-19 in winters may present challenges for health systems and facilities, as both diseases present many similar symptoms. The Region still reports large numbers of COVID-19 cases. Also read: How will COVID-19 norms be enforced during festival season: Karnataka HCPositivity rateIndia’s national cumulative COVID-19 positivity rate has fallen under 8% and this trend has been sustained without a break for four days. India's active caseload stood at 7,72,055 on Monday and presently the active cases comprised 10.23% of the total positive cases of the country. The total recovered cases were more than 66 lakh.

Source: The Hindu October 19, 2020 16:35 UTC