Coronavirus in India: Cases cross 23,000, more than 700 dead; key points from updated centre's data.
More than 23,000 people in the country have, or had the novel coronavirus, Centre’s ministry of health figure exhibited on Friday.
In excess of 700 of those who were infected have lost their lives, a grim toll, but a relatively low number in contrast to fatalities in other countries facing outbreak.
Currently, India is placed under lockdown that was promulgated last month to bottle up the spread of the pathogen, which is principally transmitted through respiratory droplets.
Here are key points from the centres data:
1) A little more than 17,915 Covid-19 cases are still active, which means that these patients are still infected and yet to recover.
2) More than 4,700 people have recuperated. The World Health Organisation (WHO) says four-fifths of all Covid-19 patients get better without needed treatment at a hospital.
3) Currently, the death toll is 718. that’s a mortality rate of approximately 3.1%.
4) The state with most number of cases, including recoveries and deaths, is Maharashtra. More than 6,400 people have been infected here, and 283 have lost their lives.
5) Other states or region with overall case countsmore than 1,500 are Delhi, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, U.P, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan.
6) With 112 deaths from more than 2,600 cases, Gujarat has the second highest number of deaths in India, which is followed by Madhya Pradesh at 83 and Delhi 50.
7) Some states in the northeast have been spared high cashloads, example, one person seah has been infected in Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram, the Arunachal patient has recovered. Sikkim is yet to report a single case.
8) Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu and Lakshadweep, are also yet to report cases.
9) The info above is on the basis of an update issued at 8 am on Friday, 24th April.
10) Data provided by the health ministry may not show current numbers in states.
