Hindustan Times (East UP)

Covid recoveries exceed active cases by 7.3 mn

India records less than 50k daily new cases in 24 hrs with 45,674 having tested positive for Covid

- letters@hindustant­imes.com

Keeping with the trend of single-day Covid-19 recoveries outnumberi­ng daily new cases, 49,082 patients have recuperate­d from the disease in a day taking the total recoveries to 7.8 million which exceed the active infections by 7,356,303, the Union health ministry said on Sunday.

The trend of single-day Covid-19 recoveries exceeding daily new cases has been observed for the 37th day on Sunday. “This has played a pivotal role in pushing down the active cases which is presently 512,665 and comprise 6.03 per cent of the total caseload,” the ministry said.

India has reported less than 50,000 daily new cases in a span of 24 hours with 45,674 persons having tested positive for coronaviru­s disease. “New daily cases have been trending downward since October 15,” the ministry said.

“The gap between recovered cases and active cases presently stands at 7,356,303. This gap has been steadily increasing,” the ministry underlined.

Seventy six per cent of the new recovered cases are observed to be concentrat­ed in 10 states and UTs.

Kerala displaced Maharashtr­a to have the maximum number of single-day recoveries.

A total of 7,120 people recovered in Kerala during the span of 24 hours followed by 6,478 in Maharashtr­a. The ministry said that 76 per cent of the new cases are from 10 states and UTs. Kerala reported 7,201 cases in the last 24 hours followed closely by Delhi with 6,953 cases. Maharashtr­a has come a distant third with 3,959 new cases yesterday.

A total of 559 case fatalities have been reported in a span of 24 hours. Of these, ten states and UTs account for nearly 79 per cent. More than 26.8 per cent of new fatalities reported are from Maharashtr­a (150 deaths).

Delhi and West Bengal follow with 79 and 58 new deaths, respective­ly.

The total coronaviru­s cases mounted to 8,507,754 with 45,674 infections being reported in a day, while the death toll climbed to 126,121 with 559 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.

 ?? PRAFUL GANGURDE ?? Health workers collect samples for rapid antigen Covid-19 test in Thane on Saturday.
PRAFUL GANGURDE Health workers collect samples for rapid antigen Covid-19 test in Thane on Saturday.

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