The total number of recoveries among Covid patients in India stood at 13,28,336 on Thursday, bringing the recovery rate to 67.62 percent, while the case fatality rate fell to 2.07 percent, it said. the Union Ministry of Health. Recoveries exceeded the number of active cases of the coronavirus infection by 7,32,835, it said. There are 5.95,501 active cases of COVID-19 in the country, which as a percentage of total cases has experienced a “significant drop from 34.17 percent on July 24 to 30.31 percent to date,” said the ministry.
A total of 46,121 COVID-19 patients have been discharged within 24 hours. “The recovery rate has continued its upward journey to reach another record 67.62 percent among COVID-19 patients,” the ministry said.
India’s proactive and gradual institutional response to Covid resulted in maintaining “very low cases and deaths per million” of the population, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Thursday. While speaking at a virtual meeting of the WHO regional director for South-East Asia (SEA) with the health ministers of member nations, he added that this could be achieved and sustained despite high population density, low fractional spending of GDP. and per capita availability of a doctor and hospital beds compared to developed countries reported PTI.
Here are some interesting stories about Day 6 of Unlock 3.0:
Four COVID-19 patients, accused of spitting on Tripura doctor, surrender
Four corona patients, accused of spitting on a doctor at a medical facility in Tripura, surrendered to police on Thursday after the High Court canceled their provisional bail.
Rejecting bail from a lower court, Judge Arindam Lodh on Wednesday asked defendants to surrender. The higher court ordered the lower court to issue an arrest warrant if they don’t surrender within the next two days.
Dr. Sangita Chakraborty, West Tripura District Surveillance Officer, had gone to the Covid Care Center set up at the Bhagat Singh Youth Hostel on July 24 to admit five women with newborn babies, when a group of patients said that It would not allow any new admissions, claiming that the facility had reached full occupation, according to police. When doctors at the center tried to convince patients, they allegedly abused and spat on Chakraborty and also threatened to infect her with coronavirus, police said. (PTI)
“Yagna” performed for the rapid recovery of Amit Shah
Members of the Shiv Parivar group, which is led by Gujarat’s Cabinet Minister and Vadodara MLA Yogesh Patel, perform a “Maha Mrityunjya Yagna” at a temple in Vadodara for the speedy recovery of Union Interior Minister Amit Shah. Shah had tested positive for Covid-19 earlier this week and is currently being treated at a Delhi hospital. (Express photo: Bhupendra Rana)
COVID-positive parenting problem: where to keep your uninfected children?
Several couples in Kolkata, who have tested positive for COVID-19 and require hospitalization, face a common problem: how to care for their children who did not contract the disease. Those parents are calling doctors and hospitals for a solution, but so far there are none. Family and friends are not willing to welcome their children for fear of infection. “We have received calls from couples who tested positive for coronavirus infection, but their children did not. They have no one at home to care for their children when they are hospitalized, “a senior executive at a private hospital told PTI on Thursday.
A state government official and his wife had to leave their 17-year-old son alone in their two-bedroom apartment in the Garia area after testing positive for COVID-19. “We called our relatives, close friends, and neighbors to allow our son to stay with them for approximately fifteen days until we were discharged from the hospital. But they all denied, citing one reason or another. We had no other choice and he was left alone at home, ”said the agriculture department official. (PTI)
Parade and caution: Kolkata police personnel rehearse for I-Day
West Bengal police personnel from various departments take part in a rehearsal in the run-up to the Independence Day parade on Red Road, Kolkata, on Thursday morning. Staff was seen taking appropriate precautions in light of the prevailing coronavirus situation. Following instructions from the Center, the West Bengal government has decided to cut down on Independence Day celebrations to ensure a smaller crowd. (Express photo: Partha Paul)
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