In 24 hours, 96792 cases of infection were found and 87778 people recovered, 1175 people died; 52.12 lakh cases so far

Posted on 18th Sep 2020 by rohit kumar

In 24 hours 96792 patients of Corona were found in the country and 87778 people were recovered. With this, the number of patients has increased to 52 lakh 12 thousand 686. At the same time, 41 lakh 9 thousand 828 patients have been cured. 1175 died in one day. So far 84404 people have died. The number of healthy patients in the country is four times more than the active case. The active case is 10 lakh 17 thousand 717.

 

Meanwhile, Rajya Sabha MP and BJP leader Ashok Gasti died on Thursday from Corona. The 55-year-old Gasti was admitted to Manipal Hospital in Bengaluru after an infection. On 22 July, Gasti was sworn in as a Rajya Sabha MP. A day earlier, Tirupati MP Durga Prasad Rao also died at the Apollo Hospital in Chennai from Corona.

 

Testing has been increased four times in the capital

 

Meanwhile, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Thursday that in the capital, we have increased testing four times. So that more and more infections can be detected. There were 62 thousand 553 tests on Wednesday. Among them, the positivity rate was 7.15%. The death rate for the last 10 days is 0.7%. We have 14 thousand 521 beds. 50% of these are filled.

 

There are more than 3 crore cases of corona in the world

 

The number of infected people in the world has exceeded 30 million. As of Thursday, 3 crore 2 lakh 36 thousand 13 cases have been reported. However, good news in the same period is that the number of people who have been cured has now exceeded 29 million. The death toll in the epidemic has exceeded 9 lakh 48 thousand.

 

Corona updates

 

BJP national vice president and Rajya Sabha MP Vinay Sahasrabuddhe was found Corona positive on Thursday.

 

Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel has also become Corona positive. Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan said in Rajya Sabha - The corona vaccine is expected to come out early next year. Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said, 'There are allegations that the Maharashtra government did not do a good job. Then how did we win the Battle of Corona in Asia's largest slum? '

 

Indian Council of Medical Research said that 11 lakh 36 thousand 613 tests were done on Wednesday. With this, 6 crore 5 lakh 65 thousand 728 samples have been investigated in the country so far.

 

The Indian Medical Association said that 382 doctors died so far throughout the country during the corona epidemic. The central government had said in Parliament that it did not have the data of doctors and other medical staff who lost their lives due to corona or were infected with the virus. The IMA resented this statement. And said that the government should give Corona Warriors a record of martyrdom.

 

Union Home Minister Amit Shah was discharged from Delhi AIIMS on Thursday. After recovering from Corona on 30 August, the Home Minister was again admitted for a checkup on 13 September.

 

State of five states

 

1. Madhya Pradesh

 

Corona infection has become the highest in the state. On Thursday, 25 thousand 596 samples were tested. Out of these 2391 samples were found positive. At the same time, 2963 people recovered. So far 97,906 cases have been found here. On Thursday, 381 cases were found in Indore, 213 in Bhopal, 184 in Jabalpur, 37 cases in Ujjain.

 

2. Rajasthan

On Thursday, Corona recorded 1793 cases in the state. 55 cases were reported in Bikaner, 369 in Jaipur, 229 in Jodhpur, 44 in Pali, 115 in Ajmer, 11 in Barmer, 149 in Kota, 10 in Sawai Madhopur, 90 in Udaipur. So far, 1 lakh 9 thousand 473 cases have been found in the state, while 1293 people have died.

 

As of July 15, a total of 26 thousand 437 were infected in the state. The patient visit rate has doubled to 6.12% in September. More than 6 people are getting positive in every 100 tests. The same rate was 2.75% in July, 3.53% in August. However, it is a matter of relief that now the death rate has come down from 1.29% to 1.20%. The rate was 1.61% in July.

 

3. Bihar

On Thursday, 1592 patients were found in the state, while 1465 people were cured. The highest number of 292 patients were found in Patna. The recovery rate of patients in the state has gone up to 91.16%, which is 13% higher than the national average.

 

There has been a steady increase in the recovery of corona patients after 17 August (except 3 and 4 September). So far, 1 lakh 64 thousand 224 people who have come due to infection have become healthy. 1 lakh 5 thousand 128 samples were investigated in 24 hours. So far 53 lakh 7 thousand 337 people have been investigated in the state.

 

4. Maharashtra

On Thursday, 24 thousand 619 new cases were reported in the state. With this, the number of infected here has increased to 11 lakh 45 thousand 840. It is a matter of relief that 8 lakh 12 thousand 354 people have been cured. Right now 3 lakh 1 thousand 752 patients are under treatment, while 31 thousand 351 people have died. In the last 24 hours, 468 infected people died.

 

5. Uttar Pradesh

On Thursday, 6,029 new cases of infection have been reported in the state. With this, the total number of infected in Uttar Pradesh has now reached 3 lakh 36 thousand 294. In the state, 4715 people were also discharged in 24 hours. In this way, 2 lakh 63 thousand 288 people have been cured so far. The recovery rate of corona patients in the state is 78.29 percent.