Covid: Positivity rate rises to 5% in last 2 weeks

The countrywide positivity rate of coronavirus cases per 100 tests has increased to 5% if tests in the last two weeks (between May 7 and May 21) are taken into account. The figure was 4% for tests conducted from February till May 21. However, some states like MP, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh have done better, bringing down the positivity rate and containing the pandemic.