With India recording the highest number of Covid-19 recoveries in the world, the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said for the past four consecutive days the number of daily recovered cases surpassed the new infections reported per day.
India has the highest number of recovered cases in the world at 44,97,867, Union Health Ministry Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said, addressing a Press briefing here.
“India’s Covid-19 cases share is 17.7 per cent of global infections, while those who have recuperated are 19.5 per cent of total recoveries in world. The daily recoveries from Covid-19 more than number of new infections reported per day since past four consecutive days,” he said.
While the US’ Covid-19 cases share is 22.4 per cent of global infections, those who have recuperated are 18.6 per cent of total recoveries in world, the data presented by him showed. Brazil’s Covid-19 cases share is 14.5 per cent of global infections, those who have recuperated are 16.8 per cent of total recoveries in world, it showed.
So far, India has recorded over 55 lakh confirmed cases, including 87,882 deaths. Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have reported the highest number of cases while infections are rising rapidly in States like Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Yet, India’s recovery rate continues to rise and now stands at 80.1 per cent.
Bhushan said the number of active Covid-19 cases were less than one-fifth of the total 55,62,663 infections in India.
“We get swayed by the narrative that India has over 50 lakh cases, but we forget that nearly 45 lakh people have already recovered,” the health secretary said.
“India’s Covid-19 deaths per million population is also amongst the lowest in the world. India has 64 deaths per million population, whereas world’s average stands at 123,” he said.
Bhushan added early detection, isolation and seamless hospitalisation of Covid-19 patients has been made possible due to an exponential increase in testing infrastructure in the country.
Covid-19 task force member VK Paul (NITI Aayog member) urged people to wear masks and follow all the social distancing norms, specially as the festival season is about to begin next month.