India has achieved several significant milestones in its fight against Covid-19. The new confirmed cases in the last 24 hours have fallen below 36,500 (36,470) for the first time in three months.
India records the lowest daily new Covid-19 Cases after 3 months. The new cases were 34,884 on 18th July 2020.
The situation related to the pandemic in the world is particularly concerning and it has been seen that countries of much greater economic capability and per capita income, and having a good health system can succumb to a huge second peak, chairperson of the National Task Force on Covid-19, V K Paul, told a press conference.
“This must be a lesson for all of us,” Paul, who is also the NITI Aayog member for health, said.
“We are very fortunate that our trend is in the opposite direction. We are fortunate that today we are showing a decline of the (Covid-19) pandemic, except in two or three states. This decline is particularly noteworthy because in other countries of the northern hemisphere there is a severe increase in the intensity of pandemic,” he said.
India's cases per million population is amongst the lowest in the world; stands at 5,758, where as global average is 5,504.
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With a high number of Covid-19 patients recovering every day and the sustained fall in the mortality rate, India’s steady trend of registering dipping active cases continues.
In another achievement, the active cases have drastically declined to 6.25 lakh. The total positive cases of the country are 6,25,857 and now comprise merely 7.88% of the total cases.
These encouraging outcomes are the result of a collaborative, focussed, and effective implementation by States/UTs under the Centre’s strategy of comprehensive and consistently high countrywide testing, prompt and effective surveillance and tracking, quick hospitalization, and effective adherence of the Standard Treatment Protocol issued by the Union Government.
India records lowest daily new cases after 3 months
Total active cases stand at 6.25 lakh, lowest after 11 weeks
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This success also owes to the selfless service and dedication of doctors, paramedics, frontline workers, and all other Covid-19 warriors across all parts of the country. 35% of the total Active Cases in the country today are being reported from only 18 districts.
The slide inactive cases in supplemented by an exponential rise in the recoveries. The total recovered cases have crossed 72 lakhs (72,01,070). This has widened the gap between active cases and recovered cases and stands at 65,75,213 today.
63,842 patients have recovered and discharged in the last 24 hours. The national Recovery Rate has further grown to 90.62%.
78% of the new recovered cases are observed to be concentrated in 10 States/UTs.
Maharashtra is leading with more than 9,000 single day recoveries followed by Karnataka with more than 8,000 recoveries. 76% of the new confirmed cases are from 10 States and UTs.
Kerala and West Bengal have contributed the maximum to the new cases with more than 4,000 cases each. Maharashtra, Karnataka follows with more than 3,000 new cases.
488 case fatalities have been reported in the past 24 hours. Of these, nearly 80% are concentrated in ten States/UTs. The deaths are below 500 for the second consecutive day.
Maharashtra has reported the maximum single-day deaths (84 deaths). India’s case Fatality Rate stands at 1.50%.
