Active COVID-19 cases in India are declining as recoveries surpass infections.

After peaking with over 98,000 new COVID-19 cases on September 16, infections in India have gradually declined. Initially, this was attributed to a drastic drop in testing; however, cases have lately continued to decline despite increased testing.
Daily deaths are on a downward trend too, and new recoveries have surpassed new cases, thereby arresting the steady rise in active cases. However, the further opening up of the economy, especially closed spaces such as cinema halls, could have an impact on the numbers.
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Infection spreading from offices to families, notes NCDC report
Contact tracing of COVID-19 positive cases in Delhi has been very limited since the beginning and it needs to be more rationalised, said a report prepared by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and submitted to the Delhi government.
The report titled Revised Strategy for control of COVID-19 version 3.0, which is yet to be made public, also noted that with the resumption of economic activities, workplaces are becoming hotspots and infection is spreading from workplaces to families. Identification of workplace clusters for saturation testing after risk assessment should be undertaken on priority by all districts, the report said.
 With a helping hand, rural scholars move closer to realising their dreams
Their spirits undeterred by the COVID-19 pandemic, scholars of Dakshana Foundation, which helps bright but economically disadvantaged students from Indias rural hinterland clear some of the countrys toughest entrance exams, have posted their best result yet in this years Joint Entrance Exam to engineering colleges.
As many as 374 of the 486 Dakshana scholars who sat for them, cleared the tough test and four have secured category (SC/ST) ranks among top 50 students from the backward communities, according to the Foundation authorities.