More than 6 million coronavirus disease (Covid-19) patients have recovered so far in India, with the top five states with the highest case burden contributing more than half of total recoveries, even as the The country’s infection count crossed the 7 million mark, The Union Health The ministry’s data was shown on Sunday.
There were 89,154 people who were cured of Covid-19 between Saturday and Sunday morning, bringing the number of recovered to 6,077,976 nationwide and the national recovery rate to 86.17%, the ministry’s dashboard showed. . The top five states with the highest case load, 61% of active cases, have contributed more than half or 54.3% of total recoveries, he said.
And 80% of the new recovered cases were reported in 10 states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Delhi and Chhattisgarh. Maharashtra leads the count with more than 26,000 new cases of recovered patients from respiratory disease. “With the increase in recoveries, India has maintained its world leading position with the maximum number of recovered cases,” the statement said.
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“With a very high number of COVID patients recovering every day, India’s consistent trend of posting a high level of daily recoveries continues. 89,154 recoveries have been registered in the last 24 hours in the country, ”the Health Ministry said in a statement. “The improved medical infrastructure across the country, the implementation of the Center’s Standard Treatment Protocol by States / UT, and the dedication and total commitment of physicians, paramedics and frontline workers have led to a steady decline in the number of daily deaths and a persistent increase in the number of total recoveries, ”he added.
There were 74,383 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours in the country and 80% of the new infections are concentrated in 10 states and territories of the Union. Kerala has reported the peak number of new cases, followed by Maharashtra; both have contributed more than 11,000 to the new case count.
India reached the grim milestone of seven million cases out of six million in 13 days. Most of these Covid-19 cases were reported in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh. Except for Kerala and Karnataka, every other state has seen its caseload reach its peaks.
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According to the ministry, there are 867,496 active cases in India, which have been declining to less than 800,000 over the past three days.
The number of deaths nationwide in the last 24 hours amounted to 918 and 84% of these are reported in 10 states and territories of the Union, the ministry said in the statement. During the last eight consecutive days, the new registered deaths are less than 1,000 … With 308 deaths, Maharashtra represents 33% of the deaths reported yesterday, followed by Karnataka with 102 deaths, ”he added.
There was an increase in the number of daily Covid-19 cases in September and there were more than 90,000 cases between September 6 and September 20. India has seen a decrease in the number of daily cases from September 21 onwards as the number of new cases began to fall.
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