New Delhi: Even though Covid-19 has spread to newer areas in the country, about 82% of the total cases remain in 10 states and UTs, union health ministry said on Tuesday.India's Covid-19 tally increased to 18,55,745 with 52,050 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day and the death toll neared 40,000-mark."50 districts currently account for 66% of the Covid-19 caseload in India.
The country, on an average, is conducting 479 tests per day per million population. 28 States/UTs are showing a positivity rate of less than 10%," the ministry officials said.“We analysed positivity on the basis of three parameters, i.e.