Though Mumbai and Chennai continue to bear the brunt of COVID-19, cases are also rapidly rising in several Tier-II and Tier-III districts. While those districts have a lower disease burden, cases have grown at a much faster pace in the last one month. New targetsThe graph plots the number of confirmed cases in each district against the % change in cases compared to a month ago. Similarly, Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, which had 1 confirmed case a month back, recorded 216 cases as of June 21. For instance, 28 districts in Gujarat recorded 0-99 cases a month ago, while only 15 districts did so as of June 21.

Source: The Hindu June 24, 2020 07:29 UTC