Active COVID-19 Cases In India Has Dropped Below 8 Lakh For The First Time In 1.5 Months

In some good news for India's battle against COVID-19, the caseload has been falling for a few weeks now as the infection rate is slowing down.

India's active COVID-19 caseload fell below eight lakh for the first time in one-and-a-half months and account for merely 10.70 per cent of the total cases, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. There are 7,95,087 active cases of coronavirus infection as on date.

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The active caseload was below the 8 lakh mark (7,85,996) last on September 1, the ministry said. "With a high number of COVID-19 patients recovering every day, India's steady trend of registering dipping active cases continues," it said.

Increase in COVID recoveries

As the new infections slow down there is also an increase in the number of COVID-19 recoveries in India.

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The total recoveries have surged to 65,24,595 and exceed active infections by 57,29,508. A total of 70,816 patients have recovered and discharged in a span of 24 hours whereas 62,212 new COVID-19 cases were reported during the same period.

Even national recovery rate rises

The national recovery rate has further risen to 87.78 per cent. Enhanced countrywide medical infrastructure, implementation of the Centre's standard treatment protocol by states and union territories, and total dedication and commitment of doctors, paramedics and frontline workers have led to a persistent increase in the number of total recoveries with commensurate dip in the fatality rate, the government said.

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78 per cent of the new recovered cases are observed to be concentrated in 10 states and UTs ¡ª Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Odisha.

"India is the country with the highest recoveries and continues to have one of the lowest fatality rates globally. The case fatality rate as on date stands at 1.52 per cent. These have in tandem resulted in consistent slide in the active cases," the ministry said.

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With the constant drop in new cases in the past few weeks from when the country registered a record single-day increase of 97,894 COVID-19 cases on September 17, many believe that the peak of the infection is behind us.

However, with the approaching festival season and the winter, many states are likely to see another spike in infection, in November-December.