New Delhi: India on Tuesday (September 29) reported more than 70,000 COVID-19 cases taking the total tally to 61-lakh mark. As per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data, coronavirus cases in India now stands 61,45,292 with 70,589 new cases reported in the last 24 hours.
Out of the total cases, 9,47,576 are active cases and 51,01,398 cured/discharged/migrated cases. The death toll surged to 96,318 with 776 deaths reported in the last 24 hours.
The fatality rate in India stands at 1.57 percent while the recovery rate stands at 83.01 percent.\
Maharashtra continues to be the worst affected by the pandemic with 2,65,455 active cases, 10,49,947 cured and discharged cases and 35,751 deaths.Karnataka with 1,04,067 active cases is the next in the list. While 4,69,750 patients have been cured in the State, the disease has claimed 8,641 lives so far.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 7,31,10,041 samples have been tested up to September 28 for COVID-19. Out of these 11,42,811 samples were tested yesterday.
According to Union health ministry update on Tuesday, there are 9,47,576 active cases, while 51,01,398 patients have been cured or discharged from hospitals.
The country recorded 776 fatalities in the last 24 hours, which pushed the death toll to 96,318, according to health ministry.
But the health ministry has shared positive statistics amid the grim picture. It said that close to 100 per cent increase in recoveries has been witnessed in India in the past month.
The ministry also informed that over 82 per cent of the total patients have been recovered and discharged.
“India has witnessed close to 100 per cent increase in recoveries in the past month. More than 82 per cent of total cases (exceeding 50 lakhs) recovered and discharged. Active cases (lower than 10 lakhs) a small proportion (less than 1/5th) of total cases,” the ministry tweeted on Tuesday.
Yesterday, it had said that recovered cases have outpaced active cases by over five times.
“The commendable feat has been achieved through enhanced medical infrastructure, implementation of the standard treatment protocol, full dedication, and commitment of doctors, paramedics, and frontline workers,” the ministry had said in a series of tweets.
It has also launched a web portal that will provide all important information on Covid-19, vaccine development, ongoing clinical trials and progress made in this area locally and globally.
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has also launched the National Clinical Registry for Covid-19 that will collect systematic data on clinical signs and symptoms, laboratory investigations, management protocols, the clinical course of the coronavirud disease, its spectrum and outcomes of patients.
