In Pics | States with Covid-19 positivity rate above 10%

As India logged 1,68,063 new Covid-19 cases, including 4,461 cases of the Omicron variant on Tuesday, Covid-19 curbs across the country have gotten stricter.The active cases rose to 8,21,446, the highest in 208 days, while the death toll climbed to 4,84,213 with 277 fresh fatalities. Here is a look at the states that have Covid-19 positivity rate above 10 per cent, as of Tuesday.

In Pics | States with Covid-19 positivity rate above 10%

Karnataka’s test positivity rate is 10.3 per cent as daily cases rose to 14,473 in the state on Tuesday. Credit: DH Photo

West Bengal has reported the highest Covid-19 positivity rate of 32.35 per cent. The number of active Covid-19 cases in the state breached the one-lakh mark on Tuesday as 21,098 more people tested positive for the infection. Credit: PTI Photo

Sikkim has a Covid-19 test positivity rate of 11.6 per cent. The state on Tuesday reported 198 new Covid-19 cases, 86 more than the previous day, with the tally rising to 33,029. Credit: PTI Photo

Kerala has a Covid-19 test positivity rate of 14.1Kerala on Tuesday reported 9,066 fresh Covid cases after 63,898 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, increasing the daily test positivity rate to 14.18 per cent. Credit: AFP Photo8 per cent. Credit: AFP Photo

Maharashtra’s test positivity rate is 16.38 per cent. The state recorded 34,424 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, 954 more than the previous day, taking the overall tally to 69,87,938 while 22 patients succumbed to the infection. Credit: PTI Photo

Goa on Tuesday reported 2,476 new coronavirus infections, the highest one-day rise so far, with 30 per cent of samples testing positive. Credit: PTI Photo

Delhi has a Covid-19 test positivity rate of 25.65 per cent. Credit: PTI Photo

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