The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said that an 85 per cent decline in daily Covid-19 cases has been noted since the highest reported peak on May 7.
Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry said during a briefing on the Covid-19 situation said that India is witnessing this situation after 75 days, thus indicating an overall decline in infection rate.
He also said that there are 20 states and UTs where active Covid cases are less than 5,000 in the country.