Amid rising cases of COVID-19, Solapur and Sangli districts have topped the positivity chart in Maharashtra with 20.05 per cent and 17.47 per cent rate, respectively, in March, said the state health department on Wednesday.
Maharashtra: Solapur, Sangli districts top COVID-19 positivity chart
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