New Delhi, Jan. 6 -- : Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi identified the states with a high probability of being the first hotspots for the spread of COVID-19. The researchers reviewed the spread of COVID-19 and past pandemics in India for this study.
According to the study performed on 640 districts from April 1 to December 25, 2020, the hotspots of the coronavirus pandemic in India have been states with high international migration and districts located close to large water bodies. States such as Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh were the hotspots for the COVID-19 pandemic in India. In almost all of these states, international migration is a signi...