More Than Half Of Districts With High Covid-19 Positivity Are Himalayan

Even as the second wave recedes in many parts of India, our analysis of MoFHW data has found

Of India’s 83 districts with a Covid-19 test positivity ratio higher than 10% by the week ending June 30, 54% are Himalayan districts

“There can be two reasons behind these high positivity rates. The pandemic reached later in the Himalayan regions or the testing is low and only the very sick are getting tested”

says T. Sundararaman, former dean of the School of Health System Studies at TISS