Covid: India’s R value crosses 1 for first time in 3 months, says researcher
coronavirus cases have more than doubled to over 2,000 infections in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally of active caseload to over 12,000.
In view of rising covid cases, the Union Health Ministry has written to five States — Delhi, Haryana, Mizoram, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra -- asking them to monitor spread of infection and undertake required steps for prompt and effective management of Covid-19.
The country's R value, steadily increasing over the last few weeks, is 1.07 for the week between April 12-18, according to Sitabhra Sinha.
In the preceding April 5-11 week, it was 0.93. The last time the R was above 1 was in the week between January 16-22, when the value was 1.28, Sinha said. "This increase in R-value is not just because of Delhi but also Haryana and Uttar Pradesh," the mathematician, who has been tracking R for India since the beginning of the pandemic, told PTI.
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India
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