New Delhi, September 19
India’s recovery in a single day surpassed the number of new infections as nearly 96,000 people recovered from the novel coronavirus, even as the total number of cases exceeded 53 lakh, according to data from the Union Ministry of Health on Saturday. .
Figures updated at 8 a.m. showed that while 95,880 people recovered from the virus in a span of 24 hours, 93,337 new infections were recorded during the period.
With the latest additions, the total number of cases increased to 53.08,014 and recoveries to 42.08,431, bringing the recovery rate to 79.28%.
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Meanwhile, the death toll rose to 85,619 and the virus claimed 1,247 lives in a span of 24 hours, updated data showed.
The COVID-19 fatality rate has dropped further to 1.61 percent, the data showed.
There are 10,13,964 active cases of COVID-19 in the country, constituting 19.1 percent of total cases, according to the data.
The country’s COVID-19 count had crossed the 20 lakh mark on August 7, the 30 lakh mark on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5, and surpassed 50 lakh on September 16.
According to the Indian Council for Medical Research, 6,24,54,254 accumulated COVID-19 samples were analyzed as of September 18, 8,81,911 of them on Friday.
The 1,247 new deaths include 440 from Maharashtra, 179 from Karnataka, 98 from Uttar Pradesh, 67 from Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, 62 from Punjab, 59 from West Bengal, 31 from Puducherry and 30 from Delhi.
The total of 85,619 deaths reported so far in the country include 1,791 from Maharashtra, followed by 8,685 from Tamil Nadu, 7,808 from Karnataka, 5,244 from Andhra Pradesh.
The national capital has reported 4,907 deaths, while 4,869 deaths have been recorded in Uttar Pradesh, 4,242 in West Bengal, 3,286 in Gujarat, 2,708 in Punjab and 1,901 in Madhya Pradesh.
The Ministry of Health highlighted that more than 70 percent of the deaths were due to comorbidities.
“Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council for Medical Research,” the ministry said on its website, adding that the distribution of the figures statewide is subject to further verification and reconciliation. PTI
