India saw a single-day rise of 41,831 new Covid-19 cases and 541 fatalities, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday morning. Registering an increase for the fifth consecutive cases, the active cases climbed by 2,032 to 4,10,952 in a span of 24 hours. The national recovery rate was recorded at 97.36 per cent, and daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.34 per cent.

‘Rising R-value a concern’

AIIMS Chief Dr Randeep Guleria has warned that India’s R-value, which indicates the spread of infection to others, was also rising steadily and was a cause of concern, according a report by NDTV. “Starting from .96, and going all the way up to 1, the rise in R-value is a cause of concern. Simply put, this means that the chances of infection spreading from a person, who has Covid-19, to others have gone up. The areas which are witnessing this surge should bring in restrictions and employ ‘test, track, and treat’ strategy to break the chain of transmission,” he said.