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Covid R-value Drops Below 1 in Country, Including Kerala and NE

Dais Newsfeed | 18/08/2021 11:04 PM | Click to read full article

After breaching the value of one in the first week of August, the R number, which reflects how rapidly the coronavirus pandemic is spreading, has been steadily ebbing in the country including Kerala and some northeastern states, according to researchers.

The R-value between August 14-16, calculated by the researchers, now stands at 0.89. 

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