India’s Corona trajectory on the wane: Doubling of cases in 10 days; grim situation in US, UK & Italy
Western countries have been devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic, with many thousand lives lost in the virus outbreak. And, the future is not so optimistic for worst-affected countries like US, Italy, Spain, Germany, UK and France.
New Delhi: After more than 35 days of nation-wide lockdown, the Corona trajectory of the country has declined considerably. New cases of Corona+ patients, on daily basis, have taken the figure above 30,000 but the rate at which epidemic was spiking, has tapered down.
According to official figures, the rate of doubling of Corona cases is now 10 days, much slower than most of the Western countries. This is much slower than India’s own figures of early-April when Corona cases were doubling every 4 days.
Western economies staring at ‘bleak future’
The Western countries have been devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic, with many thousand lives lost in the virus outbreak. And, the future is not so optimistic for worst-affected countries like US, Italy, Spain, Germany, UK and France…. Apparently the most developed economies of the world equipped with high-tech medical facilities. The rate of doubling of Corona cases still ranges between 4-5 days in those countries.
Compared to the Western nations the trajectories of most Asian countries, including India, is much flatter.
Data suggests lower death rate in India than Western countries
Below is the chart describing a benchmark number of deaths in various countries. It shows when each of the given country reached a particular figure of 100, 500 and 1,000 deaths.
Here also, India maintains a lead than Western counterparts, hinting at greater recovery rate or even focused & enhanced medical care of Corona+ patients.
When the given countries recorded 100 death, all including India, France, Italy, Spain & others had similar Covid-infected patients. But, as the numbers increased, India starts showing better numbers.
At 500 deaths, India had highest Corona infected patients above 15,000 while others like Italy had 11,000 patients, UK had almost 12K, Spain had 13,000.
Similarly, when deaths reached 1000, India recorded almost 31,000 Covid patients but others witnessed same no of deaths with much lower Corona patients. Italy & Belgium lost 1000 lives when 15,000 people were infected while UK & France lost 1000 lives when 18,000 and 22,000 people were contracted with virus, respectively.