As the pandemic enters the ninth month in India, the recovery rate of coronavirus in the country touched a record high of more than 70,000 patients being discharged in a single day, said Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday.
India's comprehensive and calibrated actions within the umbrella strategy of 'TEST TRACK TREAT' have resulted in a low mortality rate.
Sustained efforts through early diagnosis, & timely and effective treatment continue to steadily push the CFR down. pic.twitter.com/B6bqpNNdWX
— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) September 7, 2020
“The highest ever single-day recoveries of 70,072 were recorded on September 5 and currently, the recovery rate now is 77.32 per cent. This has also led to the declining Case Fatality Rate (CFR), which stands at a new low of 1.73 per cent,” Ministry said in a statement.
According to a graph of the Ministry, there has been a steep exponential rise in Covid-19 recoveries- from 50,000 in May to 30 lakh in September. The daily number of recovered patients has crossed 70,000. More than 3/4 of the total cases have recovered.
There has been a steep exponential rise in #COVID19 recoveries- from 50,000 in May to 30 lakh in Sept.
The daily number of Recovered Patients has crossed 70,000.
More than 3/4 of the total cases have recovered. pic.twitter.com/4oKksdFeQj
— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) September 6, 2020
“Five States have contributed to 60 per cent of the total recoveries. Maharashtra has contributed the maximum recoveries amounting to almost 21 per cent, followed by Tamil Nadu with 12.63 per cent, Andhra Pradesh with 11.91 per cent, Karnataka with 8.82 per cent and Uttar Pradesh with 6.14 per cent,” it added.
📍#COVID19 India Tracker
(As on 06 September, 2020, 08:00 AM)➡️Confirmed cases: 41,13,811
➡️Recovered: 31,80,865 (77.3%)👍
➡️Active cases: 8,62,320 (21.0%)
➡️Deaths: 70,626 (1.7%)#IndiaFightsCorona#IndiaWillWin#StaySafeVia @MoHFW_INDIA pic.twitter.com/RkZ1YNKzkL
— #IndiaFightsCorona (@COVIDNewsByMIB) September 6, 2020
The Health Ministry further said that India has posted more than 31 lakh recoveries than the active cases which stand at 8,62,320.
“The active cases currently comprise only 20.96 per cent of the total positive cases. More than 75 per cent of the total cases have recovered,” it said.
India registered the highest single-day jump of 90,633 new coronavirus cases taking the national caseload past 41-lakh mark on Sunday, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
With 1,065 more deaths, the cumulative toll reached 70,626.
