Data Intelligence Unit
Daily cases & deaths dip, testing up: Has the second Covid wave ebbed in UP?
With new Covid-19 cases on the decline, the number of deaths has dropped in Uttar Pradesh. Daily new deaths had touched a record high of 372 on May 7. It came down to 280 two weeks later.
Every third family in Delhi has at least one Covid case now
In Delhi, with an estimated population of 1.87 crore, one out of every 13 residents has been infected by Covid since the beginning of the pandemic.
Covid deaths continue to rise in India, numbers dip in other worst-hit countries
Even as fatalities in US and Brazil are declining, India continues to witness an increase in Covid deaths. The country recorded 29,051 deaths in the last seven days.
Is worst of second wave over? Here's what latest data suggests
Average weekly fresh cases of Covid-19 and test positivity rates are declining in most states in India since an extended period of lockdown in parts of the country has helped contain transmission.
More cyclones now storming India’s coastlines, Arabian Sea in turmoil
Studies suggest that changing climate patterns have resulted in an increase in the frequency of severe cyclones over the Arabian Sea in recent years.
Why we need to accelerate vaccination drive
Among major states, Kerala and Gujarat have done relatively better than others on the vaccination front and have reported fewer deaths per lakh population since January this year.
Vaccination lowering death rates despite mounting Covid cases in second phase?
While the vaccination drive in India is still in its early days, there are already enough indications that states with relatively better vaccination coverage have reported fewer deaths since January 16, the day when country's inoculation drive kickstarted.
Fighting rural pandemic with shortage of doctors and health centres
Nearly half the fresh Covid cases now being reported are from rural India, as per reports. However, India's villages do not even have 30 per cent of the nation's health infrastructure to tackle this crisis.
Contagion’s rural havoc, high caseload in villages
Sample this: Bihar’s Muzaffarpur is reporting a fatality rate of 0.8 per cent, higher than the state’s average of 0.6 per cent. The district’s active caseload of around 4,800 out of the total reported cases stands at nearly 18 per cent, more than the national average of 15.4 per cent.
Data suggests Covid spread slowing down. Has second wave peaked?
Data show R-value has dropped to 0.98 on May 11. It was at 1.08 on March 5 and climbed to 1.56 in the third week of April. It has been gradually coming down since then.
Tale of two states: K'taka closes in on Maharashtra in Covid cases
Maharashtra accounted for 11.75% and Karnataka 11.34% of the new confirmed cases reported in India on Tuesday. Here's an analysis of how the second wave of infections is playing out in the two states.
Why India ran out of oxygen despite boosting capacity more than 125%
Although the Indian government has claimed a 129 per cent increase in oxygen production since August 2020, the country faced an acute shortage of medical oxygen during the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.