8 states with over 1 lakh active COVID cases: Health Ministry
Last Updated : May 18 2021 | 7:06 PM IST
New Delhi, May 18 (ANI): Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal on May 18 informed that 8 states have more than 1 lakh active cases and 18 states have less than 50,000 active cases in the country. "There are 8 states with more than 1 lakh active cases. 10 states with more than 50,000-1,00,00 active cases and 18 states with less than 50,000 active cases," he said. He added that the weekly COVID-19 positivity rate have decreased and stands at 16.9 per cent.