(Pooja Dubey, Intern Journalist) The number of infectives crossed 95.71 lakh on Friday after 36,595 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in the country. With over 90 lakh people becoming infection-free, the national rate of recovery of infectives rose to 94.20 percent.
According to the data released by the Ministry of Health at 8 am, the number of infected people has increased to 95,71,559 with 36,595 new cases of infection reported in the country. At the same time, after the death of 540 more people, the number of dead has increased to 1,39,188.
So far 90,16,289 people have become infection free in the country and the national rate of recovery has increased to 94.20 percent. The death rate is 1.45 percent. According to the data, 4,16,082 patients are currently being treated in the country, which is 4.35 percent of the total cases.
In India, the number of infected had crossed 20 lakh on 7 August, 30 lakh on 23 August, and 40 lakh on 5 September. At the same time, the total cases crossed 50 lakh on 16 September, 60 lakh on 28 September, 70 lakh on 11 October, 80 lakh on 29 October, and 90 lakh on 20 November.
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said that 14,47,27,749 samples have been tested so far, of which 11,70,102 samples were tested on Thursday. In the last 24 hours, 540 patients have died. Of these 115 patients died in Maharashtra, 82 in Delhi, 49 in West Bengal, 32 in Haryana, 31-31 in Kerala and Uttar Pradesh, 22 in Chhattisgarh, and 20 each in Punjab and Rajasthan.
So far 1,39,188 people have died in the country. Of these, 47,472 in Maharashtra, 11,821 in Karnataka, 11,747 in Tamil Nadu, 9,424 in Delhi, 8,576 in West Bengal, 7,848 in Uttar Pradesh, 7,014 in Andhra Pradesh, 4,862 in Punjab, 4,031 in Gujarat, 3,300 people have died in Madhya Pradesh.
The Health Ministry emphasized that more than 70 percent of the dead were already victims of other diseases. “Our data is being matched with the data of the Indian Council of Medical Research and the state-wise figures are subject to confirmation and reconciliation,” the ministry said.
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