AMID a gradual drop in Covid-19 caseload in 15 districts of Maharashtra, including Mumbai and Thane, over the past couple of weeks, 20 districts are seeing a constant rise despite lockdown-like restrictions, leaving the government worried.

Health minister Rajesh Tope said active cases have steadied at 62,000 and the number of deaths have also decreased by half in the past three weeks. The positivity rate has come down to 22 per cent from 27 per cent despite the number of tests carried out each day hasn’t decreased. Tope said on Tuesday that more patients are being discharged than the people admitted on a daily basis.