Covid-19: Has India hit a peak?

India continues to record a decline in new Covid-19 cases as well as in number of active cases. It’s the first time since the start of the pandemic that the total number of active cases in the country has seen such a sustained decline for 15 days in a row. This has happened even as testing levels have remained high. Does this mean India has hit a peak? A look at what the data show.New as well as active cases are declining78526395Proportion of active cases is falling78526398Recovery rate is 84.7%78526404Daily fatalities below 1,000, which suggests a decline in spread78526412Most major states show a downward trendClear downtrend: Maharashtra (daily new cases have dropped to 12k from 20k), Delhi, UP, AP, Bihar, Jharkhand, Haryana, MP, PunjabStable: Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, West BengalUptrend: Karnataka, Kerala, RajasthanTesting remains high, which suggests decline in cases not due to lower checks7852641878526424Experts say worst may be over but call for cautionEpidemiologists believe India might have reached its peakShielding the elderly should remain a priorityComing festival season may lead to spike in the numbers once againIndia’s tests per million still low relative to population size and need to rise

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