The Coronavirus caseload may have zoomed past 10 lakhs but those infected too are also on the fast recovery track with the Union Health Ministry saying that at least over 6.35 lakh patients have overcome the disease and are healthy now.
The Ministry in a statement said that the actual caseload of Covid-19 cases in the country is only 3,42,756, as on date.
More than 6.35 lakhs (63.33%) of the total cases have recovered. The ministry also highlighted that India, being the second-most populous country in the world with 1.35 billion people, has 727.4 cases per million.
On the global scale, cases per million population in India are 4 to 8 times less than some European countries. “The case fatality rate at 18.6 deaths/million of the country is one of the lowest in the world. The collaborative efforts of all States/UTs for house-to-house surveys, contact tracing, surveillance of containment and buffer zones, perimeter control activities, aggressive testing and timely diagnosis has resulted in early identification of the infected persons. This has helped in early treatment too.” said the Ministry.
The “Test, Track and Treat” strategy of the Centre being implemented by the State/UT governments is proving to be an appropriate strategy to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. India has seen a steady increase in the number of patients recovering of COVID, said the Ministry.
While the strategy to deal with the spread of infection remains focused on early detection with wide-spread and easily accessible testing, the intensive contact tracing is aimed at restricting the spread.
The Containment strategy implemented across the Containment and Buffer Zones stresses on house-to-house survey and surveillance of patients with focus on the elderly and people with co-morbid conditions.
This has ensured that the Covid cases are identified in a timely manner and treated as per the severity of the symptoms either at home or in hospitals, the Ministry said.