PRAYAGRAJ: After an unprecedented high in the number of Covid-19 positive cases during the ongoing second wave of the novel coronavirus, the number of positive cases is on the decline in Sangam city. In the past 48 hours, less than 100 cases of Covid-19 were reported, which indicates that the district health authorities have been successful in bringing down the number of positive cases and that containment measures are beginning to show results. An analysis of the number of Covid-19 cases conducted by the health department between April 6-May 20 showed that there was an unprecedented rise in the number of Covid-19 positive cases between April 6-17 and that the city registered the highest daily cases (2,436) on April 17 itself. While the number of cases on April 6 was 1,084, it crossed 1,500 cases on April 10 when the city had recorded 1,682 cases. The city then touched the mark of 2,000 cases on April 15 and recorded 2,324 cases on a single day on April 15. The caseload remained between 2,000-2,300 from April 18-25 and the number of positive cases came down below 2,000 on April 25, when 1,874 cases were recorded. The number of cases reported daily started to fall below 1,500 from April 28, when 1493 cases were recorded that day. Moreover, the graph finally came down below 1,000 on May 2 when 984 cases were reported. Figures also revealed that Covid-19 positive cases slipped below 500 on May 7 and that the numbers further declined below 200 on May 14. Interestingly, the graph of caseload came below 100 cases on May 19 when it recorded only 96 cases. Nodal officer (Covid-19) and Additional Chief medical officer, Dr Rishi Sahai told TOI, “After taking up extensive testing and following the 3T formula including tracking, testing and treatment, the recovery rate of Sangam city is now nearing 95 per cent.” He, however, added that despite the continuous declining caseload since the first week of this month, the department continued to take over 10,000 samples from urban, semi-urban and rural pockets for testing to check the spread of the virus. The data of the health department also revealed that 7,984 cases were recorded between May 1-20. The number of cases came down to 94 on May 20, 96 on May 19, 110 on May 18, 164 on May 17, 174 on May 16, 165 on May 15 from May 14 (191), May 13 (241), May 12 (232), May 11 (202), May 10 (286), May 9 (236), May 8 (421), May 7 (456), May 6 (645), May 5 (596), May 4(683), May 3 (863), May 2(984) and May 1 (1,145). In the meantime, as 19,602 patients recovered from Covid, including May 20 (215), May 19 (324), May 18 (482), May 17 (856), May 16 (490), May 15 (521), May 14 (535), May 13 (399), May 12 (542),May11 (718), May 10 (965), May 9 (1,182), May 8 (1,483), May 7 (1,182), May 6(1,046), May 5 (1,749), May 4 (1,943), May 3 (1,597), May 2 (1,604) and May1 (1,769) in the same period. Moreover, as many as 161 patients succumbed to the disease between May 1-20, including May 20 (2), May 19 (4), May 18(4), May 17 ( 5), May 16 (6), May 15 (9), May 14 (6), May 13(7), May 12 (5), May 11 (6), May 10(6), May 9 (6), May 8 (9), May 7(8), May 6 (8), May 5 (7), May 4 (7), May 3(12), May 2 (21) and May 1 (23). Officials, meanwhile, claimed that the department has taken up an extensive door-to-door survey campaign in villages and covered over five lakh houses to find out hidden cases. On the other hand, the graph of micro containment zones has also started declining with each passing day.