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Descriptive abstract: This data consist of the statewise distribution of the total sample collected
for Covid-19 test and their result (Positive/Negative) with respect to time.
Source: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/
Variable descriptionn
- Date
- State/union territory
- Total samples collected
- Positve samples
- Negative Samples
Highest average was for Punjab at 3.18%, followed by Gujarat at 2.86% and then Maharashtra at
2.79%
Lowest mean rates were for Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu at 0.06%, followed by
Mizoram at 0.14% and then Arunachal Pradesh at 0.27%
The National Fatality Ratio stood highest on March 24th, 2021 at 3.85%
Among the states, Uttar Pradesh leads in testing having administered 53.9M tests
Among those vaccinated, 53.7% identified as male, 46.3% as female and 0.02% as transgender
87.6% of the doses administered in the observable timeframe were of type Covishield,
12.4%Covaxin and only 0.036% Sputnik-V.
Shortages of Sputnik-V vaccine for second dose is also indicated in the data
Way Ahead
The timeseries data that we had for the Indian vaccination drive was over a short period of time
and thus limited in nature.
With increasing strength in the vaccination drive off late, there is huge scope for further
meaningful data with evolution of these data sets.
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