India continues its downward trend in terms of COVID-19 fatality rate as it has further come down to 1.93 per cent, one of the lowest worldwide.
"The USA crossed 50,000 deaths in 23 days, Brazil in 95 days and Mexico in 141 days. India took 156 days to reach this national figure," the ministry underscored as the number of fatalities due to coronavirus infection in the country reached 49,980.?
The health ministry attributed the success to aggressive testing, tracking comprehensively and treating efficiently through a plethora of measures.
According to official data the total number of recoveries in the country rose to 18,62,258 on Sunday.
Improved and effective clinical treatment in hospitals, supervised home isolation, use of non-invasive oxygen support, and improved services of the ambulances for ferrying patients for prompt and timely treatment have been the focus of the Centre and state and UT governments, the ministry said.
It said "tireless efforts" of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) have ensured effective surveillance and tracking progress of the patients in supervised home isolation.?
"These measures have collectively ensured seamless and efficient patient management from home to hospital for critical and severe patients. This has ensured that India's case fatality rate (CFR) is maintained below the global average," the ministry said. From 3.33 per cent on June 18, the CFR has declined to 1.93 per cent, while India's recovery rate among COVID-19 patients has reached nearly 72 per cent.
A total of 53,322 patients recuperated and were discharged in a span of 24 hours. "The steady rise in recoveries has ensured that the percentage caseload of the country is reducing," the ministry said highlighting there are 6,77,444 active cases of coronavirus infection which compose the actual caseload of the country and comprise 26.16 per cent of the total cases as on date.
With efficient and aggressive testing, India is rapidly moving towards completing 3 crore COVID-19 tests.
India's COVID-19 tally increased to 25,89,682 with a single-day spike of 63,490 infections, while the death toll climbed to 49,980 with 944 people succumbing to the disease in a span of 24 hours, the official data updated at 8 AM showed.