The third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic appeared to have peaked in the four largest cities in the country, with the average seven-day case that showed a clear decline in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai.
However, on average seven days, it was calculated until Friday, still rising in the four largest cities in Bengaluru, Pune, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad.
But here too, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad have begun to show signs of a slowdown in transmission, with everyday cases dipping in the last two days, including Saturday, even though the trend must last for the next few days for the average seven days to start drop.
Larger images emerging from Covid data from eight of these cities is that the largest urban centers now contribute less and fewer to the country’s daily infection.
With an average of seven days of national cases still increasing, pandemics now seem to spread in small cities and rural areas.
In accordance with official figures, Bengaluru seems to be the worst city during the current wave.
It has recorded the highest peak and may eventually record the highest number of cumulative cases.
The city has reported 3 lakh cases since December 16, only behind Delhi’s total almost 3.4 lakh.
Mumbai is the first city where the pandemic peaked, with an average of seven days rose to 17,465 on January 12 before starting to fall.
The next kolkata, reported the lowest peak among the four largest metro 7,069 on January 13.
Covid-19: The third wave is likely to peak in 4 of the 8 largest cities in India
