New Delhi (NVI): India’s coronavirus recoveries have reached nearly 21 lakh and stands at 20,96,664, pushing the recovery rate to 73.91 per cent in the country, the Union Health Ministry said.
In an official statement, the ministry said that the recovery of 20,96,664 has been made possible because of effective implementation of the policy of TESTING aggressively, TRACKING comprehensively and 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 culminated in yielding the desired results,” it added.
In the last 24 hours, with 58,794 recoveries, India’s recovery rate amongst the COVID-19 patients has reached nearly 74 per cent (73.91 per cent) reflecting that the number of patients recovering is on a steady rise over the past several months, the ministry said.
“India has posted 14,10,269 more recoveries than the active cases. There are 6,86,395 active cases of coronavirus which are under active medical care,” it said.
The ministry also informed that, the record high recoveries have ensured that the active cases, the actual caseload of the country, currently comprise only 24.19 per cent of the total cases.
Early identification through TESTING, surveillance and contact TRACING along with focus on timely and appropriate clinical TREATMENT of COVID-19 patients have ensured that not only is the case fatality rate (CFR) is lower than the global average and progressively declining, but also a small proportion of the active cases are on ventilator support, it added.
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