As per health ministry statistics, there are 350 districts that have less than 5% test positivity, 145 districts with 5-10% positivity and 239 with over 10%. ICMR director-general Balram Bhargava said that by mid-July, India would have the capacity to conduct 1 crore inoculations per day.
Express News Service
NEW DELHI: The Union government on Tuesday listed out two crucial parameters for opening up districts after weeks of heavy restrictions to contain Covid spread test positivity rate of less than 5% for at least a week and a minimum of 70% vaccination coverage for the vulnerable groups.
There are 344 districts in India as of now which have a positivity rate of under 5%, as per the data shared by the Centre.
In terms of easing the district-wise lockdown and begin unlocking across states, authorities added that for opening districts, Covid positivity rate should be below 5% for a week but maintained that community ownership of Covid appropriate behaviour remains a crucial tool to keep the pandemic under control.
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