COVID-19 infection being effectively contained: Govt

India’s cumulative COVID-19 positivity rate has remained below 8 per cent for four days, demonstrating that the rate of spread of infection is being effectively contained, the Union health ministry said on Monday.

The country’s cumulative positivity rate stands at 7.94 per cent and is on a continuous decline, the ministry said in a statement.

“As evidence has revealed, higher numbers of testing on a sustained basis have aided in bringing down the positivity rate. The decline in the cumulative positivity rate has demonstrated that the rate of spread of infection is being effectively contained,” it said. – PTI