Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India registers highest single
day recoveries with more than 70,000 COVID patients discharged
More than ¾ of the total cases Recover
Total recoveries cross 31 lakh
Posted On: 05 SEP 2020 6:02PM by PIB Delhi
India’s
TEST, TRACK and TREAT strategy is showing tangible results.The Recovery Rate of
India touched a record high of more than 70000 patients being discharged in a
single day.The highest ever single day recoveries of 70,072 were recorded
in the last 24 hours. With this high number of COVID-19 patients recovering and
being discharged from the hospitals and home isolation, the Recovery Rate now
is 77.23%.This has also led to the declining Case Fatality Rate, which stands
at a new low of 1.73%today.
Early
identification through TESTING has led to higher daily number being reported
but surveillance& contact TRACING along with focus on timely and
appropriate clinical TREATMENT of patients have ensured speedy recovery.Higher
number of recoveries and declining fatality has shown that India's graded
strategy has worked.
India has
posted more than 22.6 lakh recoveries than the active cases (846,395).The
active cases currently comprise only 21.04%of the total positive cases.
The total
number of recoveries have crossed31 lakh (31,07,223) today.Five States have
contributed to 60% of the total recoveries. Maharashtra has contributed the
maximum recoveries amounting to almost 21%, followed by Tamil Nadu(12.63%)
,Andhra Pradesh (11.91%), Karnataka (8.82%) and Uttar Pradesh(6.14%).
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
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Centre exhorts Maharashtra,
Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka to focus on breaking the Chain of Transmission and
keeping the Mortality below 1%
Posted On: 05 SEP 2020 4:45PM by PIB Delhi
The Health Ministry has been
regularly engaging with States and UTs that have been exhibiting either a
sudden surge in COVID cases, high caseload or reporting a higher mortality in
some districts.
The Centre today exhorted the
States of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka to focus on undertaking
aggressive measures to break the chain of transmission and to ensure that the
mortality is kept below 1%. The States have been advised to proactively ensure
higher testing, effective clinical management to lower fatality and save lives
along with efficient monitoring at various levels.
Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and
Karnataka account for about 46% of active cases reported nationally in the last
24 hours. Maharashtra alone accounts for 22% of all active cases reported in
the last 24 hours.
Similarly these three states
account for 52% of all COVID deaths reported across the country in the last 24
hours. Maharashtra alone accounted for 35% of all deaths reported in the last
24 hours.
The Union Home Ministry also
highlighted the districts of concern in each State. In Maharashtra, Pune, Nagpur,
Kolhapur, Sangli, Nashik, Ahmednagar, Raigad, Jalgaon, Solapur, Satara and
Palghar were highlighted and need for effective containment and contact tracing
was emphasized.
In Andhra Pradesh, Prakasam and
Chittoor were highlighted as districts of concern and the need for daily
monitoring of facility wise deaths, strengthening of hospital facilities,
increasing the number of ICUs, oxygen beds and efficient clinical management
were focused upon.
In Karnataka, the highlighted
districts of Koppal, Mysuru, Davangere and Bellari were advised to optimally
utilize RT-PCR testing facilities, to strengthen their door to door
active case search and to protect their healthcare workers.
In cumulative terms, five States
account for more than 60% of the total active cases in the country. Maharashtra
contributes maximum to the active case load amounting to almost 25%, followed
by Andhra Pradesh (12.06%), Karnataka (11.71%), Uttar Pradesh (6.92%) and Tamil
Nadu which stands at 6.10%.
Of these, three States of
Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka account for nearly 49% of the Active
Cases and more than 57% of COVID deaths.
Of the total deaths in the
country, 70% are recorded in just five States of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu,
Karnataka, Delhi and Andhra Pradesh. Maharashtra alone accounts for 37.33% of
the total deaths.
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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