Ndia’s COVID-19 tally crossed the 12 lakh mark on Thursday. (File)
New Delhi:
As many as 29,557 COVID-19 patients recovered in 24 hours until Thursday morning, the highest level recorded in a day so far, bringing the cure rate to 63.18%, the ministry said. Union Health.
The number of COVID-19 tests also crossed the 15 million mark as the number of cases rose to 12,38,635 on Thursday.
According to data updated as of 8 a.m., total recoveries have climbed to 7,82,606 and topped active COVID-19 cases by 3,56,439 as of date.
A total of 1,50 75,369 samples have been tested through July 22 and 3 50,823 samples have been tested on Wednesday, officials from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said.
With the highest on record in a single day of 45,720 cases, India’s COVID-19 tally crossed the 12 lakh mark on Thursday, while the death toll climbed to 29,861 with a record 1,129 reported deaths .
“One million tests have been carried out in three days up to Wednesday. The testing capacity has been increased to around 4 lakh per day,” said scientist and media coordinator at ICMR Lokesh Sharma.
There are 1290 functioning laboratories in the country, including 897 government laboratories and 393 in the private sector.
“From a network of 13 COVID-19 laboratories in February 2020, the network has now grown to approximately 1,300 laboratories. The expansion of the laboratory network has been associated with a calibrated expansion of the testing strategy, the inclusion of new testing platforms in addition to RT-PCR: – CBNAAT, TrueNat and Rapid Antigen test.
“Every effort has been made to improve access to testing, even at the district level. ICMR’s efforts to accelerate testing continue, ”said Dr Nivedita Gupta, Senior Scientist and Laboratory Network Coordinator, ICMR.
According to the Department of Health, as the total number of cured cases rose to 7.82,606, there has been a noticeable growth in the cure rate, which stands at 63.18 percent.
This achievement can be attributed to the central government-led COVID-19 management strategies, he said.
Sustained efforts by the Center, States and Union Territories (UT) translate into more effective containment, aggressive testing and rapid and effective clinical treatment strategies.
These are guided by teams of subject matter experts within the Ministry of Health such as the Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) and skillfully complemented by technical experts from AIIMS-New Delhi, centers of excellence in various states and UTs, ICMR and the National Center. for disease control (NCDC).
The Union government continues to coordinate with the efforts of States and UTs by sending central teams of experts to areas where the number of COVID cases and management of COVID hospitals in the States have increased thanks to the TV program. -consultation led by AIIMS, New Delhi, the ministry told me.
“These combined efforts have managed to keep the case fatality rate at low levels. It is 2.41 percent, as at date, and is declining steadily,” he said.
It has also helped reduce the actual number of COVID-19 cases, which remains confined to only 4,26,167 active patients.
