India’s COVID-19 tally reached 11,55,191; Delhi, Telangana improving steadily.
With 37,148 new cases in India, AIIMS Director claims that Delhi may be past its peak.
India on Tuesday, recorded fresh 37,148 COVID-19 infections, which took the nation’s tally to 11,55,191 total cases. For a sixth consecutive day, infections in the country were recorded over the 30,000-mark. In the last 24, 587 deaths were registered, which took the death toll in the country to 28,084. As per the data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the number of recovered patients in the country increased to 724,577. This means that over 4 lakh cases are still active in the country and the recovery rate has improved to 62.72 percent. A total of 1,43,81,303 samples have been tested till 20th July, out of which 3,33,395 samples were tested on Monday, as per the data released by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
AIIMS Director claims that Delhi may be past its peak:
AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria on Tuesday made a positive claim as he suggested that New Delhi may have crossed the peak of the COVID-19 virus and that the curve is flattening in the city. Guleria however, warned that the citizens must exercise caution and make efforts to keep up the progressive graph of Delhi. Guleria said, ”If you look at the data from Delhi, it does suggest that we seem to have flattened the curve, and maybe are showing a downward trend. So It is possible that we have crossed the peak as far as Delhi is concerned.”
Telangana’s recovery rate increases:
The recovery rate in the state of Telangana has improved to 72 percent, with death rate being less than one percent. The death toll in the state, which has registered 45,076 Coronavirus cases, has reached 409 deaths. This is a positive trend and efforts to contain the virus are working in the state.
