India may be heading towards the seven million mark in terms of the number of cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), but the daily count has been slowly declining.
And in other good news, the number of active cases in the country has dropped below the nine lakh mark for the first time in a month, according to the Union Health Ministry. It comprises only 12.94 percent of all cases, the ministry said Friday.
The downward trend in the percentage of active cases is supported proportionally by the increasing percentage of recovered cases. Recoveries in India have outpaced new cases for three continuous weeks, he said.
The country had 8.97 lakh of active cases on September 9, the ministry said.
A total of 59,06,069 people have recovered from Covid-19 in the country so far and recoveries exceed active cases of infection by 50,12,477, it added.
This is the result of the collaborative action of the states and territories of the union under the strategy of the Center for comprehensive tests, follow-up, rapid hospitalization and adherence to the standard treatment protocol that has ensured a standardized quality of medical care in public and private hospitals. and for cases of home isolation. .
The increased number of recoveries has helped the national recovery rate improve further to 85.52 percent, according to the Health Ministry.
Meanwhile, with an increase of 70,496 new cases and 964 deaths, India’s Covid-19 count reached 69,06,152 on Friday.
Maharashtra remains the most affected state, reporting 12,134 new cases of infection and 302 deaths. The total number of cases in the state amounted to 15.06.018, according to the Ministry of Health.
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