Punjab is the fastest growing state in terms of Covid-19 infections

Covid infections have been growing at the rate of 0.8% in Punjab daily, while deaths have been increasing at rate of 0.4% daily

Indeed, Maharashtra accounts for a major chunk of India’s daily coronavirus infections. On Tuesday, of the 47,262 cases reported by the country, 28,699 were reported in the state. But Punjab has been recording a faster growth in infections.  

Analysis of Covid-19 infections since the start of March shows that cases in Punjab have been growing on an average at 0.8% daily, in contrast cases in Maharashtra have been growing at 0.7%. For India, the compounded daily growth rate in cases for March has been 0.2%.

While daily cases in India have doubled since February, the growth rate in Punjab has witnessed a