Punjab, Haryana and Tamil Nadu witnessed a spurt in the rate of growth of cases in the last week, with cases in Punjab doubling every three days as of Monday. The rate of growth of cases in Kerala slowed down even further, indicating a successful containment of the spread. Both cases and fatalities are increasing rapidly in Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Doubling time changes
Only in Tamil Nadu., Haryana & Punjab did the doubling time, as on May 4 (represented by the red circle), decrease compared to the value on April 28 (represented by the grey circle). This indicates a sharp rise in infections in these States.
Which States saw a sharp rise in cases?
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Doubling time is the estimated number of days it takes for cases to double in a State. The higher the rate, the fewer the new infections in a State.
Testing time
Punjab has a low testing rate (754 tests/million people) relative to India's avg. (818) despite cases doubling quickly in the last week. The chart plots the tests per million people in a State and the case doubling rate that State.
Testing rates v Doubling time
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Fatalities
Gujarat and Maharashtra are States with high fatality rates and faster case doubling time relative to the rest of the country. The chart plots the case doubling rate in a State and the fatality rate (deaths/total confirmed cases) in that State.
Doubling time v fatality rate
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