COVID-19: India's recovery rate rises to 67.62%, fatality rate drops to 2.07%

COVID-19: India's recovery rate rises to 67.62%, fatality rate drops to 2.07%
A health worker collects samples for COVID-19 rapid antigen testing, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. India's COVID-19 tally increased to 18,55,745 with52,050 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)(PTI04-08-2020_000110A)

New Delhi: The total number of recoveries among COVID-19 patients in India has jumped to 13,28,336, pushing the recovery rate to 67.62 per cent on Thursday, while the case fatality rate has further dropped to 2.07 per cent, the Union health ministry said.

The recoveries exceeded active cases of the coronavirus infection by 7,32,835, it stated.

There are 5,95,501 active cases of COVID-19 in the country, which as a percentage of the total cases has seen a "significant drop from 34.17 per cent on July 24 to 30.31 per cent as on date", the ministry said.

COVID-19: India's recovery rate rises to 67.62%, fatality rate drops to 2.07%
A health worker conducts door-to-door COVID-19 Rapid Antigen testing at a containment area of Garwanpatty, in Tezpur. Photo: PTI

A total of 46,121 COVID-19 patients have been discharged in a span of 24 hours.

"The recovery rate has continued its upward journey to reach another record high of 67.62 per cent amongst COVID-19 patients," the ministry said.

Under the "whole-of-government approach", the public and private sector resources are combined towards the COVID-19 response and management under the Centre-led strategy.

Focused implementation of 'test, track, treat' strategy by the Union and state and Union Territory governments, ramped up hospital infrastructure and testing facilities, and emphasis on the treatment of the hospitalised patients through the standard of care protocol advised by the Centre have effectively ensured that mortality of COVID-19 patients is contained, the ministry said.

COVID-19: India's recovery rate rises to 67.62%, fatality rate drops to 2.07%
Workers wearing PPE spray disinfectants to sanitise High Street Phoenix mall, ahead of its reopening during Unlock 3, at Lower Parel in Mumbai, Thursday, July 30, 2020. (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil)

"As a result, the case fatality rate (CFR) has been low when compared to the global scenario and it has been progressively falling. It stands at 2.07 per cent today," it said.

India saw a single-day spike of 56,282 cases, taking the country's COVID-19 tally to 19,64,536, while the death toll due to COVID-19 climbed to 40,699 with 904 new fatalities being reported in a 24-hour span, data updated at 8 am showed.

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