Almost 5 million patients from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) have recovered so far, surpassing active cases by 3,985,225, data from the Union Ministry of Health showed on Sunday. Single-day recoveries have averaged more than 90,000 in recent days, according to ministry data.
A total of 92,043 recoveries have been recorded in the last 24 hours across the country, while 88,600 new Covid-19 infections were reported during the same period, according to data updated on the Ministry of Health dashboard at 8 a.m.
“This high rate of daily recoveries has sustained India’s world leading position as the country with the highest number of recovered cases … Maintaining its upward trend, the national recovery rate has now risen to 82.46 percent,” highlighted the ministry.
Up to 21 states and territories in the Union have reported a greater number of new recoveries than new cases of Covid-19, the ministry said. A total of 76% of the new recovered cases came from 10 states and UT of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Odisha, Delhi Chhattisgarh, Kerala and West Bengal.
Maharashtra continues to top this list. It alone has contributed more than 23,000 recoveries, followed by Andhra Pradesh with more than 9,000 cases, the ministry said. Close, proactive, calibrated and effective coordination between the Center and UT states and governments has made this sustained high level of recoveries possible in a single day, he added.
“The number of active patients has been below 10 lakh for several successive days. The number of active cases is simply 15.96 percent of the total number of cases, ”the ministry said.
These results have been ensured through sustained and multiple strategies and effective actions, together with a periodic review by the Union Government. Early identification through high-level testing across the country, rapid surveillance, and follow-up supplemented with standardized clinical care have contributed to these encouraging results, he noted.
The Health Ministry also said that 10 states and UT (Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Delhi, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh) account for 77% of the 88,600 new reported Covid-19 cases. . between Saturday and Sunday morning. Maharashtra also continues to lead this tally. It has contributed more than 20,000 Covid-19 cases followed by Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh with more than 8,000 and 7,000 cases respectively.
The viral disease has claimed 1,124 lives in the last 24 hours and 10 states and UT account for 84% of deaths. These states and UT are Maharashtra, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi and Chhattisgarh, the ministry said.
Of the new deaths, Maharashtra reported more than 38% of the deaths with 430 deaths, followed by Karnataka and Tamil Nadu with 86 and 85 deaths, respectively.
India’s number of Covid-19 cases rose to 5,992,532 and the death toll due to the coronavirus disease increased to 94,503.
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