5-10% of active Covid-19 cases currently require hospitalisation: Govt

Situation dynamic, could change rapidly: Health secretary warns

As the daily tally of Covid cases inches close to the 200,000-mark, nearly 5 to 10 per cent of active cases in the present surge have needed hospitalisation until now, the health ministry said.

Flagging concerns around the rising positivity rate in the country, Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that the situation is dynamic and evolving and, therefore, the need for hospitalisation may also change rapidly. He said that during the second Covid wave, 20-23 per cent of active cases needed hospital care.

India’s daily positivity rate on Monday reached 13.29 per cent and daily cases stood at 179,723. There are currently