After reporting more than 10,000 Covid cases for over a week now, the state on Friday saw a drop in the single-day infection count (9,833), prompting medical experts to predict an early decline. At 13.20%, the positivity was 3% less than last week. The government confirmed six more fatalities, taking the total Covid deaths to 8,507.
The decline in both the infection count and the test positivity rate (TPR) indicate that the state has either already hit the peak or its just days away from doing so.
The state has been testing around 70,000 swab samples every day. In thecapitalcity alone, close to 10,000 samples are being put to mostly rapid antigen test at healthcare institutions and in mobile vans. In villages, the testing facility is available even at the primary healthcare-centre level.