Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s total Recoveries cross 23 lakh
Patients Recovered are more than three times of the Active Cases
Recoveries exceed active cases by more than 16 lakh
Posted On: 24 AUG 2020 12:46PM by PIB Delhi
With more patients recovering and being discharged from
hospitals and home isolation (in case of mild and moderate cases), India's
COVID-19 total recoveries have crossed 23lakh today.
Recovery of 23,38,035patients
has been made possible because of effective implementation of the policy of
TESTING aggressively, TRACKING comprehensively through surveillance and contact
tracing& TREATING efficiently. Focus on Standard of Care protocol including
use of non-invasive oxygen, better skilled doctors in the ICUs and hospitals,
and improved ambulance services have led to improved recovery rate among the
severe and critical COVID patients. Those in home isolation, being medically
supervised and monitored, are also recovering at a fast pace.
With the recovery of 57,469
cases in the last 24 hours, India's Recovery Rate amongst the COVID-19 patients
has crossed 75%(75.27%) reflecting that the number of patients recovering is on
a steady rise over the past several months.
India has posted more than
16lakh (16,27,264) recoveries than the active cases (7,10,771which are under
active medical care). The record high recoveries have ensured that the actual
caseload of the country viz. the active cases, has reduced and currently
comprises only 22.88%of the total positive cases. Effective clinical management
of the patients in the ICUs has been instrumental in keeping the Case Fatality
Rate low and on a steady downward trajectory. It has further dipped to 1.85%
today.
A major role in India's
substantial rate of recovering and declining case fertility rate has been
played by the 'National e-ICU on COVID-19 Management' exercise being conducted
by AIIMS New Delhi in active collaboration with Ministry of Health. The
National e-ICU is held twice a week- on Tuesday and Friday, and covers ICU
doctors of COVID hospitals in States and answers their queries related to Covid
treatment. So far 14 such National e-ICUs have been held covering 117 hospitals
of 22 States across the country.
For all authentic & updated
information on COVID-19 related technical issues, guidelines & advisories
please regularly visit: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/ and @MoHFW_INDIA.
Technical queries related to
COVID-19 may be sent to technicalquery.covid19@gov.in and other queries on
ncov2019@gov.in and @CovidIndiaSeva .
In case of any queries on
COVID-19, please call at the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare helpline
no.: +91-11-23978046 or 1075 (Toll-free). List of helpline numbers of
States/UTs on COVID-19 is also available at https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/coronvavirushelplinenumber.pdf
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On a steady march, India conducts a total of nearly 3.6
crore tests
Tests Per Million (TPM) scale a new peak of 26,016
Posted On: 24 AUG 2020 1:31PM by PIB Delhi
A key component in India’s
response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been early identification of the positive
cases by timely and aggressive TESTING. Prompt identification and isolation
synced with efficient treatment have led to the rising number of recoveries and
low and declining mortality due to COVID-19.
India has tested 3,59,02,137 so
far. With 6,09,917 tests conducted in the last 24 hours, India
is on its resolved drive to increase its testing capacity.
Easy access to testing through
expanded diagnostic lab network across the country has given a substantial
boost to the present numbers. As a result of these focussed actions, the Tests
Per Million (TPM) have seen a sharp increase to 26,016. The TPM continues to
maintain the constant upward trend.
India has also seen a rise in
the tests per million per day, as advised by WHO in its Guidance Note on
“Public Health Criteria to Adjust Public Health and Social Measures in the
Context of COVID-19”. WHO has advised that a country needs 140 tests/day/
million population as a measure for comprehensive surveillance for suspected
COVID19 cases.
A prominent determinant of the
evolving testing strategy is the steadily widening diagnostic lab network in
the country. This has significantly grown to 1520 labs today, including 984
labs in the government sector and 536 private labs. These include:
• Real-Time RT PCR based testing labs: 785
(Govt: 459 + Private: 326)
• TrueNat based testing labs: 617
(Govt: 491 + Private: 126)
• CBNAAT based testing labs: 118
(Govt: 34 + Private: 84)
For all authentic & updated
information on COVID-19 related technical issues, guidelines & advisories
please regularly visit: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/ and @MoHFW_INDIA.
Technical queries related to
COVID-19 may be sent to technicalquery.covid19@gov.in and other queries on
ncov2019@gov.in and @CovidIndiaSeva .
In case of any queries on
COVID-19, please call at the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare helpline
no.: +91-11-23978046 or 1075 (Toll-free). List of helpline numbers of
States/UTs on COVID-19 is also available at https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/coronvavirushelplinenumber.pdf .
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