The number of tests to detect COVID-19 in the past week reached nearly 89,000 with an average of over 12,000 a day. While the number of cases increased after Diwali, the test positivity rate (TPR) — cases among 100 tests — declined in comparison to the earlier two weeks of November. The TPR this week is 6.8 per cent, the lowest till now. Even the number of deaths declined drastically.

While the city has geared up for a tsunami of the pandemic, some satisfactory numbers have also come in. There were 88,702 tests conducted in the city from November 15 to 21, on an average 12,671 tests per day. There were 6,003 positive cases reported in the week and the TPR is 6.8 per cent.