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Second wave of Covid-19 not yet over as 'R' number high in eight states

Almost 50 per cent of the total cases in the last week were from Kerala

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The R or the reproduction number indicates the average number of new infections generated by one infected person during the entire infectious period

Ruchika Chitravanshi New Delhi
The reproduction number of coronavirus has increased beyond one in eight states across the country with the health ministry sounding cautious that the second wave of the epidemic was still raging.

The R or the reproduction number indicates the average number of new infections generated by one infected person during the entire infectious period. When this number is more than one, it indicates a spread of infection. India’s R number currently is 1.2, which is the same as the US, Canada, and Australia.

“The Covid situation in the country is showing a mixed picture. The high caseload in Kerala is a significant

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