Chhattisgarh has performed considerably well in handling the coronavirus pandemic. The recovery rate of Covid positive patients in the state is 78.4 percent, which is the fourth best in India, the government said in a statement on Friday.
The death rate in Chhattisgarh is 0.5 percent, which is quite good compared to other states.
“Chhattisgarh’s recovery rate is better than its neighbours. Maharashtra has 54.2 percent recovery rate, while Madhya Pradesh is at 76.7, Uttar Pradesh 69.1, Andhra Pradesh 45.4, Telangana 48.8, Odisha 72.9 and Jharkhand has 76.9 percent recovery rate,” the statement said.
According to the Health department, so far out of 3,023 Covid positive patients found in Chhattisgarh, 2,362 have recovered.
“In 50 plus Covid patient recovery category, Chhattisgarh was bested by Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Tripura. In death rate, Maharashtra has 4.4 percent, Madhya Pradesh 4.2, Andhra Pradesh 1.2, Telangana 1.5 and Odisha 0.5 percent," the statement read.
In February, only AIIMS Raipur had coronavirus detection capability. Later RT-PCR testing facility was extended to the laboratories of government Medical Colleges, IRL Lab Lalpur Raipur and private lab SRL Lab.
So far, 1.66 lakh samples have been tested, of which 3,023 persons tested positive, out of which 2,362 were discharged upon their recovery. Currently, there are 647 active patients, the statement said.