NEW DELHI : Districts with the poorest socio-economic indicators in the country have contributed the least to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, surprising data revealed on Monday.
According to the latest data on covid-19 cases, 610 cases have been reported so far from 112 of the 115 so-called aspirational districts, which are the most backward in the country.
The country on Monday recorded 1,874 fresh covid-19 positive cases and 84 deaths, taking the total tally to 44,332 cases and the toll to 1,454. “The number of cases (610) considered fairly low at less than 2% of the national level of infections.
Of these, six districts have reported first case after 21st April. Major hotspots are Baramulla (62), Nuh (57), Ranchi (55), YSR (55),
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