India continued to report a decline in active cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and the number of infections remained below the 900,000 mark for the second day in a row, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday. Union.
“For the second day after active cases fell below the 9L mark after a month, the progressive decline continues,” the ministry said in a statement.
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With the number of active cases at 883,185, the ministry highlighted that on Saturday active cases in the country were only 12.65% of the total positive cases of Covid-19. These are almost 1/8 of the total cases in the country, he added.
India’s infection count is slowly approaching the grim milestone of seven million, with the total number of confirmed cases at 6,979,423. Of these, 5,988,822 have recovered from the disease in home isolation or have been discharged from hospitals. The number of victims of the respiratory disease has risen to 107,416.
The national recovery rate has advanced to 85.81%. While 76% of new recovered cases are concentrated in 10 states and Union territories, another 18 report recovery rates higher than the national average, the Health Ministry said. “This is the result of the collaborative action of the States / UT under the strategy of the Center of comprehensive tests, follow-up, rapid hospitalization and adherence to the Standard Treatment Protocol,” he added in the statement.
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Maharashtra continues to record the peak number of active Covid-19 cases as well as recoveries at 236,947 and 1,229,339 respectively. “Maharashtra continues to contribute the most with more than 17,000 recovery days,” the ministry said.
After the western state, the southern states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have the highest number of active cases at 118,870; 47,665 and 44,197. The second highest recoveries were from Andhra Pradesh with 691,040, followed by Tamil Nadu with 591,811 and Karnataka with 561,610.
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