The past few days have not been all that great for India as we have now climbed up to 13th place in the World, on the list of countries most affected by the COVID-19 Novel Corona Virus! The numbers have been increasing steeply with some places like Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal witnessing almost doubling of the numbers, on a daily basis! Many regions across the country have been marked as containment zones and have been shut off from the outside world, to prevent the spread of the deadly Corona Virus! However, on the other hand, there is some great news from some parts of India! A latest report states that about 136 districts in the country have not had even a single COVID-19 positive case, in the past 21-28 days!
Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan was recently quoted as revealing these numbers in a Ministry Statement! As of Thursday (May 7th), India is said to have 180 districts with no fresh COVID cases in the past 7 days, while the numbers add another 180 districts if the number of days are increased to 13 days! 164 districts are said to have had no fresh cases in the past 14-20 days while 136 districts have not reported any fresh COVID infected cases in the past 21-28 days! Atleast 13 States & Union Territories have not reported any fresh cases in the past 24 hours, including Kerala, Goa, Meghalaya, Chattisgarh, Jharkand, Sikkim, Daman & Diu, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh and the Lakshadweep Islands! The overall number of COVID-19 infections in India have crossed 54,000 and the death toll is touching 1800! Let's hope over the next few days, the Curve Flattens and we break the chain!