Addressing a presser, Joint Secretary in Health Ministry Lav Agarwal said a sharp rise in COVID infections has been noted in India with the case positivity climbing to 11.05 per cent on Wednesday from 1.1 per cent on December 30.
The daily positivity further declined to 8.36 per cent, remaining below 10 per cent for five consecutive days, while the weekly positivity rate dropped to 9.84 per cent, as per the Union Health Ministry