Covid cases cross 200,000; rural clusters new challenge 1,298 new cases in Delhi, patients on ventilators double

IN 93 DAYS Total number of deaths now 5,753 but mortality rate nearly half of world average

nNEWDELHI: The number of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases in India surpassed 200,000 on Tuesday, nearly doubling over 15 days, even as a considerable reopening of national transport and business activity fuelled fears of localised outbreaks emerging in new areas beyond urban hot spots that have so far pushed the contagion.

Globally, there are now 6.4 million infections of Sars-cov-2, which causes Covid-19, and close to 380,000 deaths. In India, the number of fatalities on Tuesday was 5,753. The case fatality rate (CFR) in the country, however, stood at 2.8%, lower than the worldwide figure of 5.9%. About a fourth of India’s total infections have been reported over the past week.

“Our Covid-19 fatality rate of 2.82% is among the lowest in the world, compared to a global fatality rate of 6.13%. We have been able to achieve this due to timely identification of cases and proper clinical management,” Union health ministry joint secretary Lav Agarwal said at a news briefing on Tuesday.

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NEW DELHI: Delhi reported 1,298 fresh cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Tuesday, taking the total number of cases reported in the city so far to 22,312, according to the daily health bulletin released by the Delhi government.

The number of people with severe infection and in need of ventilator support rose to 92 from 42 a day ago.