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COVID-19: Less than 50,000 daily new cases for 16 days
NEW DELHI, Nov 23, 2020 (BSS/PTI) – India has been registering less than
50,000 COVID-19 cases daily since November 8, which assumes significance as
several countries in the Western Hemisphere are witnessing a surge in cases
at the onset of winter, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has surged to
85,62,641 which exceeds active cases by 81,19,155.
A total of 44,059 people were found infected with COVID-19 in a span of 24
hours with ten states and UTs contributing to 78.74 per cent of the new
infections. Delhi reported 6,746 cases in a day followed by Maharashtra
recording 5,753 new cases while Kerala reported 5,254 daily cases.
Of the 511 case fatalities reported in a span of 24 hours, 74.95 per cent
are concentrated in ten states and UTs.
Delhi, with 121 reported deaths, contributes 23.68 per cent to the new
fatalities, the ministry said.
Maharashtra saw a fatality count of 50 while West Bengal followed closely
with 49 new fatalities.
“India has been registering less than 50,000 cases for the last 16 days
since 8th November. This assumes significance as several countries of the
Western Hemisphere are witnessing a huge surge of new cases at the onset of
winter,” the ministry said.
India’s present active caseload (4,43,486) comprises 4.85 per cent of the
total cases, and has been sustained below the 5 per cent mark.
The national COVID-19 recovery rate continues to be above 93 per cent as
93.68 per cent of all cases have recovered as of date with 41,024 new
recoveries being registered in a day.
“The gap between recovered cases and active cases is steadily increasing
and presently stands at 81,19,155,” the ministry said.
Ten states and UTs are contributing to 77.44 per cent of the new
recoveries.
Kerala saw 6,227 people recovering from COVID-19. Delhi reported 6,154
recoveries. Maharashtra reported another 4,060 new recoveries in the last 24
hours.
Twenty-one States and UTs are reporting lower than the national average of
deaths per million (97).
India’s COVID-19 caseload went past 91 lakh with 44,059 coronavirus
infections being reported in a day, while the death toll climbed to 1,33,738
with 511 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
BSS/PTI/FI/ 1652 hrs