COVID-19 CASES JUMP TO 1,06,750 IN INDIA AS DEATH TOLL RISES TO 3,303

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From Our Bureau                       

20th MAY 2020

A total of 1,06,750 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the country so far and the death toll mounted to 3,303 on Wednesday. India currently has 61,149 active cases.

The focus on clinical management and recovery has resulted in the improvement in the recovery rate. More than 39.6 percent of the confirmed cases have recovered bringing the total to 42,298 recoveries, as of today.  This is a reminder that the disease is curable and the clinical management protocols adopted by India are effective.

It is observed in the recovery data that about 2.9 percent of all active cases under management require Oxygen support; about 3 percent of the active cases require ICU support and 0.45 percent of the active cases require ventilator support. India has concurrently been focusing on upgrading COVID dedicated health infrastructure.

Through a graded, pre-emptive and pro-active approach, Government of India is taking several steps along with the States/Union Territories for prevention, containment and management of COVID-19. These are being regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.

India has been relatively able to decelerate the pace of COVID-19 and the impact can been seen in the data of COVID-19 cases. Compared to the global scale, where there are 62.3 cases per lakh, India still has only 7.9 cases/lakh population. Similarly, for mortality per lakh population, while the global average rate is 4.2, India’s figure is pegged at 0.2. The relatively low death figures represent timely case identification and clinical management of the cases. (eom)

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