India Has Recorded More Recoveries Than New COVID-19 Infections For Seven Straight Days
In the month of October so far, India as recorded overall 800,997 recoveries, over 47,000 cases more than the new cases added during the same period. The total number of recovered cases so far is 59,88,822.
Is the tide finally turning in India's fight against COVID-19? If you go by the numbers, there are some positive indications.
In the month of October so far, India as recorded overall 800,997 recoveries, over 47,000 cases more than the new cases added during the same period.
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The total number of recovered cases so far is 59,88,822.
About 82,753 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours, whereas 73,272 new cases have been confirmed. The national recovery rate has progressed to 85.81 per cent.
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About 18 states and union territories (UTs) have recorded a recovery rate of more than the national average, while 76 per cent of the new recovered cases are concentrated in 10 states/UTs.
Gap reducing between active cases and recoveries
India was adding more new cases than recoveries in the last three months, however, the gap between the two was reducing.
India is seeing a slower pace of coronavirus spread since mid-September when the daily infections touched a record of 97,894 cases. It's averaging more than 70,000 cases daily so far this month, while the recovery rate has exceeded 85%.
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But health experts have warned that congregations during major festivals later this month and in November have the potential for the virus to spread.
"We have to work aggressively to make sure that during winter months and during the festive season coronavirus cases don't rise dramatically,'' said Dr. Randeep Guleria, Director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi.
India's active COVID-19 caseload stands at 8,83,185 to date, which is nearly one-eighth, that is 12.65 per cent, of the total number of cases across the country.
79 per cent of the new COVID-19 cases have also been reported from 10 states and union territories (UTs). Also, 82 per cent of case fatalities are concentrated in 10 states and UTs, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday.
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Maharashtra continues to be the top contributor to the number of new cases and recoveries. It reported around 12,000 new cases in the last 24 hours, with 17,323 single-day recoveries, followed by Karnataka, which reported nearly 11,000 new cases and 9,091 recoveries.
Among the other top 10 states, Kerala witnessed 9,250 new cases and 8,048 recoveries, while Andhra Pradesh's figures were 5,145 and 6,110. Tamil Nadu reported 5,185 new cases and 5,357 recoveries, while the West Bengal figures were 3,573 and 3,069. Uttar Pradesh figures were 3,207 and 4,424 respectively, while Chattisgarh reported 2,958 new cases and 2,908 recoveries. Delhi recorded 2,860 new cases with 3,098 people getting cured, while Odisha reported 2,697 new cases and 3,404 COVID-19 recoveries.
About 926 case fatalities have been reported in the past 24 hours out of which, nearly 82 per cent are concentrated in 10 states and UTs.
Bobins Abraham is the Assistant News Editor at Indiatimes. He has more than twelve years of experience in TV and digital journalism. An avid student of history and geopolitics, he is a conservationist and environmentalist at heart. He writes on environment, sustainability, human-animal conflict and more.
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