98% population still susceptible, says govt
Less than 2 per cent of the total population in India has been affected by COVID-19 so far and 98 per cent of the population is still susceptible or vulnerable to the infection, the government said on Tuesday.
“Despite the high number of cases reported so far, we have been able to contain the spread to under 2 pc of population,” said Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal.
The government said that of the total population in India, 1.8 per cent has been affected by COVID-19 so far and 98 per cent of the population is still susceptible or vulnerable to the infection.the government said a continued decline has been noted in active cases in the last 15 days. From 17.13 per cent of the total caseload reported on May 3, it has reduced to 13.3 per cent, it added.eight states have more then 1 lakh active COVID-19 cases and 22 states have more than 15 per cent case positivity, it said.maharashtra, UP, Delhi, Bihar, MP and Chhattisgath have shown a decline in COVID-19 cases and a decline in positivity, the government said.
Maharashtra, UP, Delhi, Bihar, MP and Chhattisgarh have shown a decline in cases and a decline in positivity, it added.
There are 199 districts showing a continued decline in COVID-19 cases and positivity since the last two weeks, it said.
India’s Covid-19 death toll climbed to 2,78,719 with a record 4,329 fresh fatalities, while the single day rise in coronavirus cases stood at 2,63,000, the lowest in 28 days, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday.
The country reported a total of 2,63,533 new cases in a span of 24 hours, taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 2,52,28,996, the data updated at 8 am showed. A total of 2,59,170 cases were reported in a span of 24 hours on April 20.
The active cases further reduced to 33,53,765 comprising 13.29% of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate has improved to 85.60%, the data updated at 8 am showed.
India has recorded more than 4,00,000 daily Covid-19 recoveries in a single day for the first time, while new coronavirus infections settled below 3,00,000 for the second day, the Union health ministry said on Tuesday.
A total of 4,22,436 patients have recuperated in a span of 24 hours, taking India’s cumulative recoveries to 2,15,96,512.
Average daily recovery of more than 3,55,944 cases has been recorded in the last 14 days, the ministry said.
India’s Covid-19 tally had crossed the 2 million mark on August 7, 3 million on August 23, 4 million on September 5 and 5 million on September 16. It surpassed the 10 million mark on December 19 and crossed the grim milestone of 20 million on May 4. According to the ICMR, 31,82,92,881 samples have been tested up to May 17 with 18,69,223 samples being tested on Monday.