In Himachal, over 30% positivity rate in 6 districts

Pratibha Chauhan
Tribune News Service
Shimla, May 17

The Covid situation in Himachal Pradesh seems to be getting from bad to worse as the positivity rate in six of the state’s 12 districts has crossed the alarming level of 30 per cent.

The overall positivity rate has risen to 28.9 per cent from 26.3 per cent a fortnight ago while the fatality rate has gone up from 1.42 per cent to 1.52 per cent in a week. As many as 439 deaths were reported between May 10 and May 16, the highest in a week during the pandemic.

Kangra, Solan, Sirmaur, Shimla, Mandi and Hamirpur districts have registered a transmission rate higher than 30 per cent. The fatality rate in Shimla was at an all-time high of 2.61 per cent, followed by 2.10 per cent in Una.

In Kangra, the positivity rate has shot up by 10 per cent to 38.1 per cent within a week. Of the 2,369 deaths since the outbreak of the pandemic, the highest 686 have been reported in Kangra.

“Active cases, which were a little over 200 in February, have mounted to 36,633,” said Nipun Jindal, National Health Mission Director.

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