India’s COVID-19 active cases count has decreased to 36,18,458 with a net decline of 55,344 cases being recorded in the active caseload in a span of 24 hours, while the daily positivity rate dropped to 16.98%, the Union health ministry said on Sunday.
Ten states — Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh — cumulatively account for 74.69% of the country’s total active cases, the ministry said.
“A declining trend in the positivity rate is also observed which has dropped to 16.98% (May 16) from 24.47% recorded on May 3,” it said.