PUNE: The Covid-19 hospitalisation rate stood at 5.7% and the overall weekly positivity rate was 23.82% in the state for the seven-day period from January 20 to 26 — almost the same as the previous week.
Nearly 22 districts, including Pune, registered higher weekly positivity rate (WPR) than the state average but the hospitalisation rate was stable, stated the weekly report of the state health department tabled before the state cabinet on Wednesday. Nagpur topped the positivity list with 44.59% WPR, followed by Pune (42.49%), Nashik (40.94%), Gadchiroli (39.18%) and Wardha (38.11%).