365 days since 1st Covid death in India: Experts reveal strategy behind low fatality rate
365 days since 1st Covid death in India: Experts reveal strategy behind low fatality rate
March 12 marks one year since India reported its first coronavirus-related death. Healthcare experts and epidemiologists weighed in on how India managed to keep its fatality rate in check.
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[REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE] File photo of a mural in Delhi depicting Corona Warriors (Photo Credits: PTI)
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South Asian countries have a younger population compared with other countries
No evidence of lesser virulent strains in India: Professor Gagandeep Kang
On March 12, 2020, a 76-year-old person, a returnee from Saudi Arabia became the first recorded victim of Covid-19 in India. A whole year has passed since and the country has recorded 11,308,846 cases of infection and 1,58,326 Covid-related deaths to date.
India s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7 last year (File)
New Delhi:
With 15,388 fresh cases, India s COVID-19 tally has climbed to 1,12,44,786, while the number of recoveries has surged to 1,08,99,394, the Union health ministry said on Tuesday.
The death count due to the viral disease has gone up to 1,57,930 in the country with 77 more fatalities, the ministry s data updated at 8 am showed.
After registering an increase for six consecutive days, the number of active COVID-19 cases has gone down to 1,87,462, accounting for only 1.67 per cent of the country s total caseload, while the case fatality rate has dropped to 1.40 per cent.
India has reported more than 11 million cases and 156,000 deaths since the pandemic started, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University.
Daily new cases have plummeted, dropping from a peak of more than 90,000 infections in September 2020 down to just over 10,000 a day in February 2021.
But case numbers have dropped significantly in the country even without a lack of widespread restrictions to keep the infection rate under control, prompting many to wonder how the country has managed such a remarkable feat.
Social distancing advice has been issued to the public in India and the Government has worked to assist overstretched hospitals across the south Asian country, but aside from this, life is now returning to normal.
New Covid Cases: Active coronavirus infections in the country increased to 1,50,055 (File photo)
New Delhi:
India s total tally of COVID-19 cases surpassed 1.10 crore with 14,199 new infections being reported in a day, while active cases registered an increase for the fifth consecutive day, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.
The total coronavirus cases have increased to 1,10,05,850, while the death count increased to 1,56,385 with 83 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,06,99,410 which translates to a national COVID-19 recovery rate of 97.22 per cent and the case fatality rate stands at 1.42 per cent.