Meanwhile, another three states – Bihar, Gujarat and Jharkhand – are exhibiting early signs of a plateau, according to data analysed by HT. It also looked at district data compiled by How India Lives to narrow down on regions in the country where the virus remains most active. Experts say positivity rate is a crucial metric as it shows how widespread the virus is in the community. In Chhattisgarh, the recovery is particularly evident -- average cases fell from 543 new infections per million a day to 86 in the past two weeks. In these three states, however, the changes were all around the past week, so it may be too early to say the numbers are on a consistent decline.

Source: Hindustan Times May 11, 2021 20:03 UTC