Even as we assume that COVID-related risks have significantly reduced, the cases are rising again. India on Monday logged 12,781 fresh COVID-19 cases that pushed its infection tally to 4,33,09,473, while the daily positivity rate went past 4% for the first time in 130 days.
States that are recording a massive rise include Kerala, Mizoram, Goa, Maharashtra, Delhi, Haryana, Sikkim, Chandigarh, Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh.
Experts pointed out, non-adherence to Covid-appropriate behaviour and people being unenthusiastic about getting the booster dose are possibly making them more susceptible to infection.
Dr N K Arora, chairman of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) recently told news agency PTI, there is increased mobility due to the summer holidays, easing of travel restrictions both nationally and internationally and full-fledged opening up of economic activities, because of which there has been a spread of the infection among vulnerable individuals.