JOIN USCOVID-19: India now world's seventh worst-hit country
India on Monday jumped to the seventh hardest-hit nations by COVID-19 as it reported an increase of 8,392 cases, taking the total confirmed cases to 1,90,535, as the government eased lockdown conditions to allow free movement of people and re-start economic activity.
In the process, India surpassed the total cases of Germany and France which have 1,83,494 and 1,88,882 cases of coronavirus infections respectively.
India’s death toll also spiked by 230 to touch 5,394, more than double the number of fatalities reported on May 15.
The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 93,322 while 91,818 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, the ministry said, pegging the recovery rate at 48.19 per cent.
As per a separate DH COVID-19 Tracker, the total number of confirmed cases was 1,94,745 and the death toll was 5,491 at 8:00 p.m. on Monday.
According to the WHO situation report, India ranked 13th in the world in the countries with highest number of deaths. However, the case fatality rate in India is among the lowest in the world at 2.83 per cent, which the health ministry attributed to continued focus on surveillance, timely case identification and clinical management.
The CFR has been on a steady decline since April 15 when it was 3.30 per cent, on May 3 the CFR was 3.25 per cent and on May 18 it was 3.15 per cent.
Maharashtra has reported the highest number of deaths – 2,286 – due to COVID-19, followed by Gujarat (1,038), Delhi (473), Madhya Pradesh (350), and West Bengal (317). These five states have recorded 83 per cent of all COVID-19 deaths in the country.
In the number of cases too, Maharashtra leads the pack with 67,655 cases, an increase of 2,487 since Sunday, followed by Tamil Nadu 22,333 confirmed cases, Delhi (19,844), Gujarat (16,779), Rajasthan (8,831) and Madhya Pradesh (8,089).
The number of active cases in Maharashtra is 36,040, followed by Delhi (10,893), Tamil Nadu (9,403), Gujarat (5,822) and West Bengal (3,027). Out of the 93,322 active cases in India, the top five states account for 70 per cent. Active cases are those who are receiving treatment at Covid facilities and exclude those who have recovered and the dead.