India reported a record increase of more than 90,000 cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), also the highest daily peak in the world, pushing the country’s account to more than 4.11 million, the ministry data showed. Union Health on Sunday.
India’s infection count is now slightly behind Brazil’s at 4,123,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University control panel.
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So far, 70,626 people have died from the coronavirus disease and 1,065 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours, according to the latest figures released by the Ministry of Health.
As the majority of cases continue to come from Maharashtra (636,574), Andhra Pradesh (382,104) and Karnataka (283,298), the Center has asked these states to focus on breaking the chain of transmission and keeping mortality below 1% .
Maharashtra contributes the most to the number of active cases amounting to almost 25%, followed by Andhra Pradesh (12.06%), Karnataka (11.71%), Uttar Pradesh (6.92%) and Tamil Nadu, which is It stands at 6.10%, according to the statement from the Ministry of Health. on Saturday.
Of these, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka account for nearly 49% of active cases and more than 57% of deaths from Covid-19, the ministry said.
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Even when confirmed cases rose to 4,113,811, the 77.32% recovery rate is a sign of relief, as 3,180,865 people have recovered from the infection. According to data from the Ministry of Health, 73,642 people were discharged in the last 24 hours.
“There has been an exponential increase in # COVID19 recoveries, from 50,000 in May to 30 lakh in September. The daily number of recovered patients has exceeded 70,000. More than 3/4 of the total cases have been recovered, ”the Health Ministry said in a tweet.
Recoveries from the coronavirus disease have exceeded active cases by 2,318,545, the data showed. The ministry attributed the increased recovery rate to the “TEST, MONITOR and TREATMENT” strategy. “Responsive, collaborative and effective measures from early identification through aggressive TESTING to efficient FOLLOW-UP and comprehensive TREATMENT have collectively led to these encouraging results,” he said.
Rising recoveries also indicate a decline in the case fatality rate (CSR), which now stands at a new low of 1.73%.
The global infection count has risen to 26,873,146 and the number has risen to 879,307 with the peak number of cases reported in the United States at 6,244,970 followed by Brazil with 4,123,000, according to Johns Hopkins University.
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