Covid-19: Doubling time worsens to 10.2 days in 1 week
Health workers prepare to collect samples for Covid-19 swab tests at a roadside camp in Kolkata (PTI..
Health workers prepare to collect samples for Covid-19 swab tests at a roadside camp in Kolkata (PTI photo)
NEW DELHI: India's doubling rate for Covid-19 cases worsened to 10.2 days over the last seven days with cases increasing rapidly in states like Maharashtra, Gujarat and Delhi though there is better news on the improving recovery rate and the fatality rate at the national level at 3.3%, health ministry data show.
This is a change from Tuesday when the health ministry had reported a doubling time of 12 days, the same day which saw the highest jump in cases and deaths. The fall in doubling time comes after several weeks of steady improvement. The deterioration of the doubling rate is attributed, at least in part, to reporting gaps in certain states, such as West Bengal, which are now being corrected.
“Compared to the rest of the world, Indias fatality rate is lowest,” health minister Harsh Vardhan said on Thursday, pointing to efforts to ensure timely reporting and efficient clinical management in combating Covid-19. The data also shows the disease in India to be of less in severity with just 1.1% of all Covid-19 patients on ventilators, 3.3% on medical oxygen and 4.8% in ICU beds.
Indias testing capacity has also increased to 95,000 per day from around 75,000 daily at the beginning of the week. This is spread out in 327 government laboratories and 118 private laboratories. Cumulatively, over 13.57 lakh tests have been done so far.
As on Thursday, the health ministry reported a total of 52,952 Covid-19 cases. Of this, 15,266 persons have been cured and 1,783 deaths reported. In the last 24 hours, 3,561 new confirmed cases have been added and 1,084 patients cured. The current recovery rate is 28.8%.
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