coronavirus cases has dipped from a peak of about 414,000 on 6 May to about 134,000 as of Wednesday. However, this drop is not uniform across the country, and there exist pockets that have yet to see their peak, a district-wise analysis shows.In the week to 2 June, about 92% of India’s districts reported fewer new cases than they did at their respective peaks of the second wave.

The remaining 8% districts saw infections hit new highs in the past week, signalling that their peaks are not here yet. Tamil Nadu has eight such districts, while the seven north-eastern states have 41.The drop in new cases since the most recent peak exceeds 75% for nearly half of all districts, indicating a sharp improvement.

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