The number of COVID-19 cases and deaths reduced to half in November than the earlier months and has been the lowest till now. Approximately 24,000 new cases and 516 deaths have been reported in the month. Though the average number of tests is slightly less than in October, the Test Positivity Rate (TPR) is 7 per cent in the city, way below the recommended 10 per cent.

A BMC health worker checks passengers who arrived on the Varanasi Mahanagari Express at CSMT on Monday. Pic/Suresh Karkera