COVID-19 recoveries cross one crore mark: Health Ministry
India has leaped across a significant milestone in its fight against COVID-19 with cumulative recoveries crossing the one crore-mark, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. A total of 19,587 patients have recuperated and discharged in a span of 24 hours, taking the total recoveries to 10,016,859. "The gap between active cases and recovered cases is continuously increasing and stands at 97,88,776," it highlighted.
India's recovery rate is the highest in the world
India's recoveries are the highest in the world with an active caseload presently standing at 2,28,083 and comprising merely 2.19 percent of the total infections. "The recovered cases are 44 times the number of active cases," the Ministry said. "51 percent of the total recovered cases are concentrated in five states - Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala," it further said.
The national COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 96.36 percent
The national COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 96.36 percent. All states and union territories have a recovery rate of over 90 percent. "India's recovery rate is the highest in the world. Countries with higher caseload are reporting lesser recovery rate than India's," the Ministry underlined.
79.08 percent recoveries observed in 10 states and union territories
With the expansion in the testing infrastructure, the daily positivity rate remains below three percent. "17 states and UTs have weekly positivity rate more than the national average," the Ministry said. It said 79.08 percent of the new recovered cases are concentrated in 10 states and union territories. Kerala leads with 5,110 single-day recoveries, followed by Maharashtra with 2,570 new recoveries.
A total of 222 case fatalities reported in 24 hours
About 83.88 percent of the new confirmed cases are from 10 states and UTs. Kerala has reported 6,394 cases followed by Maharashtra with 4,382 new cases. Chhattisgarh has registered 1,050 new cases on Wednesday. A total of 222 case fatalities have been reported in a span of 24 hours. Of these, 67.57 percent are concentrated in six states and UTs.
India's COVID-19 caseload increased with 20,346 infections in a day
Maharashtra has reported the maximum single-day deaths. Kerala also saw a fatality count of 25, while West Bengal reported 22 deaths. India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,03,95,278 with 20,346 infections reported in a day, while the death toll increased to 1,50,336 with 222 new fatalities.
