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Covid 'R-value' rests above 1 in 5 states, including UP and Punjab

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reproduction number (R-value) has surpassed one in five states, the Union health ministry said on Tuesday. The states showing an increase in the R factor are -- Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

The increasing trend of reproduction number in some states is cause of concern, although there is stabilisation in Covid-19 cases in the country, the ministry said, adding there are significant reasons to enforce pandemic control measures.

It further said that Kerala reported more than half of the total Covid-19 cases recorded in the country in the past seven days.

At a joint press briefing on the pandemic, an official said that 37 districts across nine states, including Kerala (11 districts) and Tamil Nadu

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