Doubling rate of COVID-19 cases now stands at 6.2 days: Health Ministry
Aggarwal said that the doubling rate in 19 States and Union Territories are even lower than the average doubling rate
New Delhi: Before the lockdown, doubling rate of COVID-19 cases was about three days, but according to the data of past 7 days, the doubling rate of cases now stands at 6.2 days, said Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, here on Friday.
“Before the lockdown, doubling rate of COVID-19 cases was about three days but according to the data of past 7 days, the doubling rate of cases now stands at 6.2 days,” Aggarwal said during the daily briefing on COVID-19.
Aggarwal said that the doubling rate in 19 States and Union Territories are even lower than the average doubling rate
Before lockdown, doubling rate of #COVID19 cases was about 3 days, but according to data in the past 7 days, the doubling rate of cases now stands at 6.2 days. Doubling rate in 19 States, Union Territories are even lower than average doubling rate: Lav Aggrawal, Health Ministry pic.twitter.com/ycYpchvc2Z
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“The doubling rate is lower than the national average in 19 States and UTs — Kerala, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Ladakh, Puducherry, Delhi, Bihar, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Assam, Tripura, etc. We are intensifying our efforts to reduce this doubling rate,” he said.
1007 new COVID19 cases, 23 deaths reported in the last 24 hours: Lav Agrawal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health pic.twitter.com/PPOjggyqDT
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Aggarwal informed that 13.6 per cent of the people have recovered from COVID-19.
“A total of 1,749 people have been cured, which is equal to 13.6 per cent of the cases. With 1,007 fresh cases of coronavirus reported in the last 24 hours, the total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country has reached 13,387. A total of 23 new deaths recorded in the last 24 hours,” added Aggarwal. (ANI)