Covid-19: Maharashtra weekly positivity rate at 1.35%, Pune’s WPR less than 3% | Pune News – Times of India

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Eleven districts in the state have weekly positivity rate (WPR) hovering between 1.50% and 2.50%.(Representative image)

PUNE: The weekly positivity rate of the state has dropped to 1.35% for the seven-day period ending November 9, with Pune district’s rate staying above 2%, said the public health department’s report presented in the cabinet on Wednesday.
Eleven districts in the state have weekly positivity rate (WPR) hovering between 1.50% and 2.50%.
State health officials said they were keeping a close watch in the post-Diwali period. The daily cases in the state are in the range of 800-1,000, with the active cases staying in the range of 12,000-15,000.
In the last seven days, most new cases were detected in Mumbai, followed by Pune, Thane, Ahmednagar and Nashik and other districts, the health department data showed.
State task force member Dr Shashank Joshi told TOI that the testing numbers have dropped in the state, with less than 1 lakh tests being conducted between October 31 and November 9. “We need to ramp up testing and tracing. We cannot be complacent, especially in districts that are seeing more cases. Testing in these geographies should be increased,” he said, adding that cases that were being noticed were mainly among the unvaccinated population.

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