Country has lowest Covid-19 cases per million globally

new delhi — Active cases of Covid-19 in India remained below 600,000 for the third consecutive day, comprising only 6.97 per cent of the total caseload, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.

The trajectory of the active caseload across different states and UTs has been diverse demonstrating their focused efforts and gradual progress in their fight against Covid-19, the ministry said, noting Karnataka has reported a steep decline in the active cases in a span of 24 hours.

“With the consistent decline in the active cases, the cases per million in India are among lowest in the world. India’s average cases per million stand at 5,930,” it highlighted.

Seventeen states and UTs have Covid-19 cases per million lower than the national average. “For the third day after the active cases dropped below the 600,000 mark after nearly three months, the progressive decline has been maintained,” the ministry underlined Presently, there are 570,458 active infections in the country.

The active cases have dropped to only 6.97 per cent of the total cases of the country demonstrating a steady falling percentage of the total cases, the ministry stated. This sustained achievement is the result of collaborative action by states and UTs under the Centre’s strategy of comprehensive testing, timely tracking, quick hospitalisation and adherence to the Standard Treatment Protocol which has ensured a standardised quality of medical care across the public and private hospitals and for the home isolation cases.

There has been a steady decline in the number of daily deaths in India. A total 470 deaths have been reported in a span of 24 hours in the country. —