Northeast states managing Covid best, followed by Bihar and UP: SBI study

Daily cases declining after peak of September 16 and recovery higher than new cases at all India level

The North-eastern states have topped the list of states in managing Covid-19 followed by Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, according to a study conducted by SBI Research. Northeast was combined into one.  

Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Himachal Pradesh, on the other hand, are at the bottom of the list.

As far as the entire country is concerned, the estimated number of infections is 9,929,000 which is 466,000 higher than the 9,463,000 confirmed cases. This indicated that India has done a fairly good job on controlling the spread of the virus, said author of the report and SBI group chief economic advisor Soumya