Sunday, 11 October 2020 | PNS | New Delhi
Seeking to send a positive signal amid all-round despair due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Centre on Saturday showcased how for the second consecutive day after a month India’s active Covid-19 cases remained below the 9-lakh mark as the number of recoveries continued to surpass the fresh infections’ tally.
There are 8,83,185 active cases of Covid-19 which constitute merely 12.65 per cent of the total cases of the country, the Ministry said, adding these are nearly 1/8th of the total cases in the country.
In the last 24 hours, 82,753 patients recovered while there were 73,272 fresh infections. The total Covid-19 recoveries stand at 59,88,822 now while India’s Covid-19 caseload mounted to 69,79,423 by early Saturday. The death toll climbed to 1,07,416 with 926 people succumbing to the disease, as per the Centre’s data.
“For the second day after the active cases dropped below the 9-lakh mark after a month, the progressive decline continues,” it said adding that the national Covid-19 recovery rate has progressed to 85.81 per cent.
As many as 18 States and Union Territories have recorded recovery rates more than the national average, said the Ministry.
“This is the result of a collaborative action by States and UTs under the Centre’s strategy of comprehensive testing, tracking, quick hospitalisation and adherence to the standard treatment protocol,” it said.
As many as 76 per cent of the new recovered cases are observed to be concentrated in 10 States and UTs namely Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Delhi, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh, the Ministry added. Maharashtra continues to contribute the maximum with more than 17,000 single-day recoveries.
The second-most-affected country by active and total cases, and third by fatality, India’s coronavirus cases has crossed over 70 lakh on Saturday. India now accounts for 10.84 per cent of all active cases globally.
