New Delhi (NVI): India has reported 46,433 coronavirus cases so far, while 195 deaths and 3,900 cases have been recorded in the last 24 hours, in the highest single-day spike for the country, the Health Ministry said today.
32,138 people are under medical supervision. There have been total 12,726 recoveries so far and the recovery rate stands at 27.41 per cent, said Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary in Health Ministry during the daily briefing.
Apart from this, there have been 1,020 recoveries in the past 24 hours. The total number of deaths to date is 1,568.
During the briefing, the Health Ministry also said that the lockdown has yielded positive results as the doubling rate of the positive cases has improved from 3.4 days before lockdown to 12 days now.
“As we relax the lockdown, every citizen should contribute to break the chain of transmission, as part of their social responsibility, by following all precautionary measures. It is important that we sustain the momentum,” said the Joint Secretary.
“Also, it is important that each and every contact of positive patients need to be traced. Conducting surveillance for SARI and ILI symptoms in facilities in containment zones and otherwise, yields very valuable data and guides further action,” he added.
On being asked the reason behind the massive spike in the number of cases in the last 2 days, the Joint Secretary said, “Some states had not been reporting coronavirus cases timely. After persuading them, they have reported such cases. This is the reason for the sudden spurt in the number of cases since yesterday.”
Punya Salila, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs said, “Workplaces must ensure thermal screening and face masks, sanitisers and handwash in ample quantity.”
She further added that work-shifts and lunch hours should be such that maximum social distancing is ensured. A company’s transport must also ensure distancing she added.
