India’s COVID-19 recovery rate reaches 78 per cent: Health Ministry

New Delhi: As COVID-19 case tally crosses 49-lakh mark in India with a spike of 83,809 new cases & 1,054 deaths in last 24 hours.

The nation has been able to continue to post an upward trajectory of COVID-19 recovery rate, which reached 78.28 per cent on Tuesday, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said.

An official statement by the ministry said close to half (48.8 per cent) of the active cases are concentrated in three states namely Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh

“India continues to post a very high number of daily recoveries. The continuous upward trajectory of India’s recovery rate has touched 78.28 per cent today. 79,292 have recovered and discharged in the last 24 hours. The total recovered cases stand at 38,59,399. The gap between recovered cases and active cases has crossed 28 lakh today (28,69,338),” the release stated.

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On a steep rising curve, India’s Recovery Rate touches 78.27%.

60% of Total Active Cases in 5 Most Affected States.They are also reporting close to 60% of total recovered cases.https://t.co/aQJQDQcqmD pic.twitter.com/M1B5DVUyP1

— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) September 15, 2020

“Close to half (48.8 per cent) of the active cases are concentrated in three states; Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Kerala, and Telangana contribute close to a quarter (24.4 per cent) of the active cases,” it stated.

The ministry said Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu contribute 60.35 per cent of the total active cases and are also reporting close to 60 per cent (59.42 per cent) of the total recovered cases.

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?1,054 case fatalities have been reported in the past 24 hours.

?Of the new deaths, nearly 69% are concentrated in 5 State/UTs of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh & Delhi. @MoHFW_INDIA @PMOIndia pic.twitter.com/RQ59pTzGoI

— Dr Harsh Vardhan (@drharshvardhan) September 15, 2020

A total of 1,054 case fatalities have been reported in the past 24 hours in the country.

“Of the new deaths, nearly 69 per cent are concentrated in five states/UTs of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Delhi. More than 37 per cent of deaths reported are from Maharashtra (29,894 deaths). The state reported 34.44 per cent of the deaths in the last 24 hours (363 deaths),” the release further stated.