NEW DELHI: With a record 70,072 patients recovering from COVID-19 in a 24-hour span, the total number of such recoveries increased to 07/31,223 in the country, bringing the recovery rate to 77.23 per one hundred, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. , while stressing that the “test, follow and treat” strategy is showing tangible results.
The COVID-19 fatality rate has dropped further to 1.73 percent, it added.
Five states account for 60 percent of recoveries. Maharashtra accounts for almost 21%, followed by Tamil Nadu (12.63%), Andhra Pradesh (11.91%), Karnataka (8.82%) and Uttar Pradesh (6.14%), the ministry said.
“The highest single-day recoveries in history of 70,072 were recorded in 24 hours. With this high number of COVID-19 patients recovering and being discharged from hospitals and home isolation, the recovery rate is now 77.23%. This has also led to a decrease in the fatality rate, which is at a new low of 1.73 percent to date, “he said.
Early identification through testing has led to a higher daily number being reported, but surveillance and contact tracing, along with a focus on timely and appropriate clinical treatment of patients, have ensured a speedy recovery, he said. the ministry.
“The increased number of recoveries and the decrease in the mortality rate have shown that India’s gradual strategy has worked,” he stressed.
A total of 4,77,38,491 samples were tested for COVID-19 as of Sept. 4, including 10,59,346 on Friday, the ministry said.
The country has posted more than 22.6 lakh of recoveries than the number of active coronavirus cases today, he noted.
There are currently 8,46,395 active COVID-19 cases in the country, accounting for 21.04 percent of its total number of cases, according to data from the ministry updated at 8 a.m.
India’s COVID-19 count rose to 40,23,179 with a record 86,432 cases reported in one day, while the number of deaths due to the disease rose to 69,561 with 1,089 people succumbing to it within 24 hours. , the data showed.
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