Patients Increased 31 lakh, 61 thousand new cases a day, the rate of infection fell to 6.7%; 846 people lost their lives in 24 hours

Posted on 24th Aug 2020 by rohit kumar

There is news of relief for all of us. There has been a decline in the rate of corona infection in the country. By the end of July, more than 12 patients were started in every 100 tests, now 7 patients are being found. That is, the rate of infection has come down to 7%. It is now 6.7%. The biggest reason for this is - test increases. Testing of corona in the country is continuously increasing. Now 8 to 10 lakh people are being examined every day.

 

Infection rate below 5% in UP-Bihar

In Uttar Pradesh-Bihar, the rate of infection is below 5%, while in Maharashtra it remains above 16%. Dr. K. Srinath Reddy of Public Health Foundation said that when the rate of infection starts to fall, that is, 5 or fewer patients are found in 100 tests, then the epidemic is considered under control. Falling infection rates in India is a very good sign. This aspect is very important in the arrival of the corona peak. The rate of infection is declining in big states, but is now increasing in small states, which is an indication of the outbreak.

 

61 thousand new patients increased in 24 hours

 

The number of corona infections in the country crossed 31 lakh. In the last 24 hours, 61 thousand 602 new patients were found. So far, the report of 31 lakh 5 thousand 38 people have come positive. It is a matter of relief that 23 lakh 36 thousand 763 people have been cured. On Sunday, 56 thousand 863 patients were discharged from the hospital. At the same time, 57 thousand 691 patients have died. Currently, 7 lakh 10 thousand 31 patients are under treatment. According to the Union Health Ministry, the recovery rate in the country has reached close to 75%. The ministry said that every day more than 50 thousand people in the country are recovering.

 

Corona Updates:

 

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that with the cooperation of all, the situation in Delhi is now largely controlled. The way Delhi fought the infection is a matter of discussion all over the world. He also sought permission from the Central Government to start the metro again in Delhi. Said that the time has come when the metro should be started as a trial. I hope the Central Government will decide on this soon.

 

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said that soon the state government will remove the restrictions on inter and intrastate movement. The order will be issued soon in this regard. He said that according to whatever order has come from the central government, the exemption will be restored for the movement of public and goods within and outside the state.

 

The Serum Institute of India rejected the media's claim about the availability of the Kovishield vaccine. The statement said that the vaccine will come in the market only when the trial is successful and regulatory approval will be found. In some media reports, an official of the Serum Institute was quoted as saying that Kovishield would be available in 73 days.

 

On Sunday, the Army Hospital of Delhi was told that there has been no improvement in the condition of former President Pranab Mukherjee. Pranab da had reported on Twitter on August 10 about his corona positive. He went to the brain for clotting surgery, when the investigation revealed that his corona was infected.

 

The central government on Sunday released guidelines for the shooting of film and TV serials. It said that everyone on the set, except the camera-faced actors, would have to wear masks.

 

Jharkhand Agriculture Minister Badal Patilikha has also been found to be Corona positive. He gave this information on Sunday.

 

State of five states

 

1. Madhya Pradesh

 

On Sunday, 1263 new cases of infection were reported in the state and 23 people died. The death toll has now risen to 1229. So far 53129 people have been affected by the infection in the state. Currently, 11510 people are under treatment. Meanwhile, Health Minister Prabhuram Chaudhary has also been found infected after Chief Minister Shivraj Chauhan. He gave information about this by tweeting.

 

2. Rajasthan

 

On Sunday, 1345 new cases were reported in the state. Among them, Jodhpur had the highest number of 210 infected cases. After this, 193 cases were found in Jaipur, 171 cases in Alwar, 138 in Kota, 128 new cases in Bikaner, 93 in Bhilwara, 71 new patients were found in Sikar. The total number of infected persons now reached 70609. At the same time, 11 people died in the state on Sunday. After which the total death toll reached 955.

 

3. Uttar Pradesh

 

The state saw 5,325 patients on Sunday. With this, the number of infected has now increased to 1,87,781. Of these, 1,35,613 people have been cured while 2,926 patients died. In the last 24 hours, there were 59 deaths in the state. In the last 24 hours, the maximum testing done so far was 1 lakh 30 thousand 445. So far 45 lakh 15 thousand 619 tests have been done. At present, the recovery rate in the state is 72.21 percent. The death rate is 1.56 percent. The positivity rate is also 4.9 percent. That is, the national standard is less than five percent.

 

4. Maharashtra

 

On Sunday, 10441 new cases of infection have been reported in the state. The total number of infected people has now reached 6 lakh 82 thousand 383. In the last 24 hours, 258 people died of the infection. The death toll has now risen to 22 thousand 253. On Sunday, 8,157 people also recovered. Now 1 lakh 71 thousand 542 people are being treated, while so far 4,88,271 people have been discharged from the hospital after being cured.

 

5. Bihar

 

The state received 2247 new patients on Sunday. It is good that in the last three days, the number of infected patients has reduced by 2500. In the last 24 hours, 3082 were cured, while nine people died. So far 1,22,156 corona infects have been identified in the state. With this, so far 98,545 infected patients in the state have been cured after treatment and 610 people have died.