Even though the Covid positivity rate is falling in Chattisgarh, seven districts have a large number of active cases.
Stating this here, Dr Subash Mishra, Director (Epidemic), said on Thursday that people must embrace the Covid appropriate behavior at any cost even as the state eases lockdown curbs.
The positivity rate has reached 4.7 percent with the detection of 2,829 Covid positive cases in the state against 60,171 samples tested, he told the media.
Dr Mishra said the highest number of positive cases are in Raigarh district (4,352), followed by Surajpur (3,913), Korea (3,595), Janjgir-Champa (3,500), Surguja (3,374), Balrampur (3,045) and Raipur district (3,002).
He warned that to avoid the third wave of corona, people must follow the Covid appropriate behavior by using masks, maintaing social distance and washing their hands regularly with soap.
Those going out can use hand sanitizer on a regular basis.