India’s Covid recovery rate 55.49%
NEW DELHI: With 2,27,755 COVID-19 patients cured so far, the recovery rate has further improved to 55.49% among patients, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Sunday. “The number of patients recovering from COVID-19 continues to increase. So far, a total of 2,27,755 patients have been cured. During the last 24 hours, a total of 13,925 COVID-19 patients have been cured. The recovery rate has further improved to 55.49% amongst COVID-19 patients,” the Ministry said.
Presently, there are 1,69,451 active cases and all are under medical supervision. “The number of recovered patients has crossed the number of active patients by 58,305 on Sunday,” it said, adding, “As a concerted effort to expand the lab and testing infrastructure, the number of govt labs has been increased to 722 and private labs have been increased to 259.”
As per the Ministry, there are 547 Real-Time RT PCR based testing labs including 354 govt labs and 193 private labs. TrueNat based testing labs are 358 (341 government and 17 private) while there are 76 CBNAAT based testing labs (27 govt and 49 pvt). The number of samples tested every day also continues to grow. In the last 24 hours, 1,90,730 samples were tested. The total far is 68,07,226.
Meanwhile, Harvard Global Health Institute Director Dr Ashish Jha in an email interview in New York to PTI, has expressed concern over how quickly the new coronavirus cases are rising in India, and said when populous states like Bihar and UP get hit hard, the country could see a “large increase” in virus infections and deaths. The health expert noted the cases in India may be higher than what the data suggests as while testing has improved, it has not been rolled out in a way will capture all low-symptomatic patients.
Meanwhile, India crossed another grim milestone of 4 lakh COVID cases on Sunday recording the addition of 1 more lakh in just 8 days including the latest biggest single-day spike of 15,413 cases. The jump has been marked by new peaks in daily numbers (over 12,500) for four consecutive days to take the country's tally to 4,10,461 while the death toll rose to 13,254 with 306 new fatalities.
Even as India has made it clear that Chinese have not entered the Indian territory or captured any posts, on the ground in Ladakh, the veterans and porters who have stood to external aggressions in the past say if need be they are ready to fight for the country at the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
In Ladakh veterans who played a pivotal role in the previous escalations with China and Pakistan are reminiscing about the times gone by. They say they may not be in service anymore but their passion to serve the country remain strong as ever.
Veteran Honorary Captain Tashi Chhepal contributed in evicting the Pakistanis from the mountain peaks during the Kargil conflict. A feat that won him the Vir Chakra. He says the current stand off has stark similarities with the 1999 Kargil conflict. He is angry about the loss of 20 Indian soldiers in the Galwan valley.
"During 1962 China war, we didn't have enough equipment, but we have a very advanced army," he says. "It is sad though that soldiers got killed in the Galwan Valley."
He said the soldiers should have the full liberty to use arms when they come under such an aggression.
"If the jawans don't use these weapons when they are getting killed, when would they?" he asked.
Ladakhis have scripted stories of bravery and valour fighting as regular soldiers or as volunteers helping to move materials on the mountain tops and stand against the adversary be it the IndoChina war of 1962 or the Kargil conflict of 1999.
Retired Hawaldar Tsering Angdus said he served the army for 22 years and has patrolled the Galwan Valley and other sensitive spots at the LAC in the past.
He says China always had its eyes fixed on the Indian territories at the LAC but India will never allow the Chinese to infringe on its sovereignty.