JOIN USCoronavirus recovery rate rises to 70.77%, fatality rate declines to 1.96%, says Health Ministry
The case fatality rate among Covid-19 patients has declined to 1.96 per cent from 2.49 per cent in mid-July, the health ministry said on Thursday.
The total confirmed cases of Covid-19 have crossed the 24-lakh mark, but India has also reported a strong recovery rate of 70 per cent on account of better clinical management.
“With increasing number of recoveries, as the recovery rate has crossed 70 per cent, the case mortality among Covid-19 patients has further regressed to 1.96 per cent, and steadily declining,” the ministry said.
India also crossed the eight-lakh Covid-19 tests in a single-day as the network of more than 1400 laboratories tested 8,30,391 samples on Wednesday.
“With a record high, more than 8 lakh tests done in the last 24 hours, the cumulative testing as on date has jumped to 2.68 crore. The Tests Per Million has seen a sharp increase to 19,453,” the ministry said.
India recorded the highest ever single-day recoveries of 56,383 on Thursday morning, taking the total recoveries beyond the 17-lakh mark.
“The recoveries exceed the active cases (6,53,622) by more than 10 lakh,” the ministry said.
The patients under active medical supervision constitute 27.27 per cent of the total confirmed cases.
Since March, the Centre has distributed more than three crore N-95 masks, 1.28 crore PPE kits and more than 10.83 crore HCQ tablets to state governments and Union Territories.
In addition, 22,533 ‘Make in India’ ventilators have also been delivered to various states/ UTs/Central Institutions, the ministry said, adding that the Centre is also ensuring their installation and commissioning.
According to the DH Covid-19 Tracker, India has 24,17,091 total confirmed cases of Covid-19 of which 17,15,361 have recovered at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The total fatalities reported so far are 47,362.