As the United States and the European Union continue to record a record number of daily cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), India has seen those numbers drop this week. Worldometer data shows that the US has reported a higher number of daily Covid-19 cases compared to India and Russia in the past two days.
In terms of deaths related to the coronavirus disease, the US recorded more deaths than India, followed by Brazil and Mexico in the past two days. While the death toll in the US has reached 223,644, India has recorded 114,031 deaths so far, followed by Russia, where there have been 153,229 deaths, and Mexico, which has recorded 85,285 deaths.
In India, active cases have remained below 800,000 for the past week. The Indian Ministry of Health has attributed the drop in Covid-19 cases to increased testing across the country. He said in a tweet, “India has exponentially increased its TEST capacity from one in January to over 9.32 cr today. Very high tests have resulted in a continuously falling POSITIVITY RATE. Now it has fallen below 8%. “
According to the website of the Ministry of Health, 970,173 people have been examined in the last 24 hours. “The very comprehensive tests have worked as a very effective tool to slow the spread of the # COVID19 infection. It also leads to early identification, rapid isolation and effective treatment of # COVID19 cases, and an eventual low death rate, ”the ministry said.
Across the United States, several states have recorded the highest daily peak in Covid-19 cases in the past two months. The rural counties of Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana posted huge peaks in the past two weeks, according to data from Johns Hopkins University accessed by the Associated Press.
Belgium, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Germany and Russia have also recorded the highest number of Covid-19 cases since the outbreak of the pandemic. While Madrid remained under partial lockdown as cases increased over the past two weeks, France imposed a nightly curfew beginning Saturday.
Experts believe that the United States and the nations of the European Union could be facing a second wave of coronavirus disease cases.
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