India Has One COVID-19 Death Per Lakh Population As Against Global Average Of 6, Says Govt

Currently, India is at the eighth position in terms of the death toll, and the number of COVID-19 cases are surging rapidly.

The WHO Situation Report 154 dated 22 June, 2020 shows that India has one of the lowest deaths per lakh population, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

India¡¯s cases of death per lakh population is 1.00 while the global average is more than its six times, at 6.04, the ministry said in a statement.

The UK has witnessed 63.13 cases of Covid-19 related deaths per lakh population, while the metric for Spain, Italy and US is 60.60, 57.19 and 36.30 respectively.

India is the fourth worst-hit nation by the pandemic after the US, Brazil and Russia.

Of the total 14,011 deaths reported so far, Maharashtra accounted for the highest 6,283 fatalities, followed by Delhi with 2,233 deaths, Gujarat with 1,684, Tamil Nadu with 794, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh with 569 each, Madhya Pradesh with 521, Rajasthan with 356 and Telangana with 217 deaths.

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The government has claimed that India's recovery rate is going solid and further improved to 56.38 per cent amongst Covid-19 patients.

"In India,early detection of cases, timely testing and surveillance, extensive contact tracing coupled with effective clinical management have helped to check the case mortality. This is also a testimony to the graded, preemptive and proactive approach of the government of India along with the states/UTs for the prevention, containment and management of Covid-19," the health ministry further said.

So far, a total of 2,48,189 patients have been cured of Covid-19. During the last 24 hours, a total of 10,994 Covid-19 patients have been cured.

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With 14,933 people testing positive for coronavirus in a single day, India's Covid-19 tally climbed to 4,40,215 on Tuesday while the death toll rose to 14,011 with 312 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

The country has witnessed a spike of 2,49,680 infections from June 1 till date, with Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh contributing to almost 70 per cent of total cases.

Presently, there are 1,78,014 active cases in the country and all are under active medical supervision.