The spike of COVID-19 cases across the country over the last few days should not be reason to panic, health experts said on Saturday, noting that no new variation of concern has been discovered and that the surge has been limited to a few districts so far. They also noted a lack of compliance with Covid-appropriate behaviour and individuals's apathy toward receiving the booster dose, which may have increased the number of persons susceptible to the virus. According to an official source, seventeen districts across the country, including seven in Kerala and five in Mizoram, have a weekly Covid positivity rate of more than 10%, while 24 districts, including seven in Kerala and four each in Maharashtra and Mizoram, have a weekly positivity rate of 5% to 10%.

Key Points

• The spike of COVID-19 cases across the country over the last few days should not be reason to panic, health experts said on Saturday, noting that no new variation of concern has been discovered and that the surge has been limited to a few districts so far.

• According to an official source, seventeen districts across the country, including seven in Kerala and five in Mizoram, have a weekly Covid positivity rate of more than 10%, while 24 districts, including seven in Kerala and four each in Maharashtra and Mizoram, have a weekly positivity rate of 5% to 10%.

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