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India's Covid 'R-value' less than 1 in Kerala, Maharashtra, NE; still high in Himachal

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PTI, citing data. If R is lesser than 1, it means the number of newly infected people is lower than the number of infected people in the preceding period.

A smaller R indicates the disease is on a decline. Conversely, if R is greater than 1, the number of infected people is increasing in each round - technically, this is what is called the epidemic phase. R-value in Kerala, NE below 1  The study also shows, in Kerala, the R-value is now below 1 after a gap of seven months.

The state currently has the highest number of active cases in the country. Meanwhile, R-value in the northeastern states now stands at 0.89, as counted on between August 14 and 16.

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