The COVID-19 case fatality rate in India is currently 2.49%, said the Center (representational).
New Delhi:
The number of patients recovered with COVID-19 exceeds the number of active cases in India by 3,044,043 as of Sunday, with 6.77 lakh people having recovered from the disease so far, said the Ministry of Health. of the Union.
There has been a “sharp increase” in 23,672 COVID-19 patients recovering in the past 24 hours, the highest in a day, according to updated ministry data updated at 8:00 a.m.
“The total number of cases recovered is 6.77,422. The recovery rate is currently 62.86%,” said the ministry.
The case fatality rate of COVID-19 in India “is gradually decreasing” and is currently at 2.49%, which is one of the lowest in the world, the ministry said on Sunday, attributing effective clinical management hospitalized cases.
Proactive measures such as aggressive testing and rapid diagnosis of central, state and Union territory governments helped to detect cases early.
“Effective clinical management of moderate and severe cases through a well-executed standard care protocol has ensured a high cure rate in COVID patients,” said the ministry.
Medical care is provided to all 3,733,379 active cases, in hospitals and home isolation.
The country’s testing infrastructure has been significantly strengthened. The screening strategy prescribed by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) allows all licensed physicians to recommend tests.
The Rapid Antigen Point of Care (POC) test, combined with the facilitation of RT-PCR-based tests standardized by states and UTs, has resulted in an increase in the number of samples tested. A total of 3.58,127 samples were tested on Saturday.
With a total of 1,37,91,869 samples tested so far, the test per million (TPM) for India has reached 9994.1, the ministry said.
The constantly expanding network of diagnostic laboratories now includes 1,262 laboratories – 889 public sector laboratories and 373 private laboratories.
India recorded a record jump of 38,902 cases of COVID-19 in a single day, bringing its toll to 10,777,618 on Sunday, while the number of deaths from the disease rose to 26,816, with 543 deaths reported in one day, according to data updated at 8 a.m.
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