The top 10 districts account for 44% of all cases and the top 50 districts account for 72% of cases nationally The number of reported covid-19 cases in India rose by 18 percent over the past two days to 12,759, data from the ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) published last evening showed.
This is a slower increase compared to the previous 48 hours, when the reported case count rose 28 percent to 10,815. So far this week, the number of cases has gone up by 33 percent (between Sunday evening and Thursday evening).
This is a much slower increase compared to the previous four days, when confirmed cases had risen by 60 percent. Although India’s covid-19 trajectory has tapered slightly, it continues to be steeper compared to Asian