Saloni Subha ( Intern Journalist ) India is not reporting less critical cases of Covid-19, said Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan during the 19th group of ministers ‘ meeting held on Friday because only 0.28% of patients are currently on ventilator support across the country.
“Out of total active cases, only 0.28% of patients are on ventilator support, 1.61% patients on intensive care unit support and 2.32% are on oxygen support”, Vardhan said. India’s case recovery rate is also improving steadily, and with over one million recoveries the current national recovery rate is 64.54%, he said.
Delhi has recorded the highest recovery rate that is 89.08% and second is Haryana ( 79.82% ). Karnataka has the lowest recovery rate at 39.36%. “This shows that the active cases under medical supervision are 33.27% or approximately one-third of total Covid-19 positive cases. India’s case fatality rate is also progressively reducing and currently stands at 21.8%, one of the lowest globally,” said the health minister. The minister comment came after India saw it’s the steepest increase in covid-19 infection since the outbreak began in the country.
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