Covid: R-value of at least 10 states higher than nat'l avg of 1.01

R-naught, the average number of people who will contract the disease from an infected person - have shot past 1 from 0.93 a month ago. At least 10 states have an R-value higher than the national average of 1.01, and Delhi and Maharashtra (both at 1.01) have inched closer to match the national average. MP (1.31) has the highest R value in the country followed by Himachal Pradesh (1.30) and Nagaland (1.09). Courtesy: Times of India