All weekly growth trends are based on seven-day rolling averages to minimize the effect of delayed and volatile reporting by authorities.A low fatality rate nationally, amidst the slowing outbreak, means death counts have improved sharply.
Maharashtra remains the worst-hit in terms of deaths, with Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, and Thane reporting more than 40 each this week—the highest in the country.Covid-19 has killed relatively fewer people in Kerala even as infections have surged for months.
The state recorded 164 deaths this week, compared to 396 in Maharashtra. West Bengal (130) was the only other state with over 100 deaths in the period.India tested 11 million samples in the last two weeks, of which only 2% tested positive for the.