PUNE: Maharashtra may have the second highest number of active Covid-19 cases in the country after Karnataka, but in terms of cases per million population, the state actually trails several others, including Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Delhi and Haryana, an analysis by the health department has shown. The analysis, experts said, proves that the state has a considerably lower Covid burden than others.
The number of active Covid-19 cases per million in the state stands at 2,087. Karnataka has 4,381, Tamil Nadu 2,365, Kerala 5,062, Delhi 4,484 and Haryana has 2,342 cases per million residents.