47 Of 73 Districts With Over 10% Covid Positivity In Northeast: Centre 47 Of 73 Districts With Over 10% Covid Positivity In Northeast: Centre The report said 47 districts out of the 73 districts in the nation, where one in 10 COVID-19 tests are coming back positive, are from Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Manipur and Sikkim.
Assam currently has 21,701 active cases. (Representational)
Guwahati:
At least 64 per cent of the districts in India with over 10 per cent COVID-19 positivity rate are from the eight states in the northeast region, the Health Ministry has said.
This was revealed in a report compiled by the ministry on the status of the coronavirus pandemic between June 29 and July 5, considered the last leg of the second wave that was at its peak in May-June during an online media consultation held on Thursday.