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- Published: October 20, 2020 21:51
New Delhi: Setting up a new milestone in fight against novel Coronavirus, India’s recovery rate is fast approaching 90%. Total number of recovered cases has now crossed 67 lakh.
The confirmed cases are witnessing constant drop in numbers. In last 24 hours, confirmed cases dropped below 50,000 for the first time in nearly 3 months. There were 46,790 new cases in the last 24 hours.
In another achievement, the percentage active cases have fallen below 10%. The total positive cases of the country today are less than 7.5 lakh and comprise merely 9.85 per cent of the total cases.
The slide in active cases in supplemented by an exponential rise in recoveries. The total recovered cases have crossed 67 lakhs. The difference between active cases and recovered cases is consistently increasing and stands at 59,84,790 today.
A total of 69,720 patients recovered and were discharged in the last 24 hours. The national recovery rate has further grown to 88.63 percent. In all, 78 per cent of the new recovered cases are concentrated in 10 States and Union Territories. Maharashtra continues to lead with more than 15,000 single day recoveries followed by Karnataka with more than 8,000 recoveries.
75% of new confirmed cases are from 10 States and UTs. Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala contribute more than 5,000 to the new confirmed cases.
Total 587 case fatalities were reported in the past 24 hours. Of these, nearly 81 per cent were concentrated in ten States and Union Territories. The number of deaths is below 600 for second consecutive day.
India is the only country with the highest recoveries and continues to have one of lowest fatality rates globally. Today it stands at 1.52 per cent.