Coronavirus outbreak: Indias recoveries exceed active cases

The number of recovered COVID19 patients has exceeded the total active cases in India for the first time on Wednesday according to the Union Health Ministry data India reported close to 10000 new instances of the infection in the last 24 hours till Wednesday 8 am pushing the countrys cumulative caseload to over 27 lakhThe country has recorded 279 new fatalities due to COVID19 in the last 24 hours taking the death toll to 7745 The number of active cases in the country stands at 133632 while 135205 people have recovered and one patient has migrated the ministry saidThus 4899 per cent of the patients have recovered so far an official said Dr Neeraj Gupta professor in the Department of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at the Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi said the data shows that more and more people are recovering which is as per global trends that 80 per cent are likely to have mild disease and make 100 per cent recoveryThis should provide hope to the people of India at large who are having a mortal fear of the disease But then this should not make them complacent and people should follow social distancing and sanitisation guidelines Gupta said As per global evidence 80 per cent of COVID cases are mild cases while remaining 20 per cent may develop complications which would require hospitalisation Out of the hospitalised cases of COVID19 only 5 per cent may require ICU care an official said4 lakhNo of Corona tests Karnataka has conducted till date7745Total no of deaths due to the virus in IndiaNo mandatory tests for Goa visitorsIn a new SOP announced by the Goa government which is expected to roll out today the practice of mandatory testing of all travellers coming to Goa will be discontinued CM Pramod Sawant said Addressing a press conference following a cabinet meeting at the state secretariat Sawant said that all asymptomatic travellers arriving in the state would be given three options They should carry a COVIDnegative certificate issued less than 48 hours ago by a laboratory endorsed by the Indian Council for Medical Research at the time of entering Goa by road rail or air Sawant saidBSF jawan succumbs to COVID19A 35yearold BSF jawan has succumbed to Coronavirus taking the total number of fatalities in the force due to the pandemic to three a senior officer said This is the 14th COVID19 death among the paramilitary or Central Armed Police Forces CAPFs Constable Vinod Kumar Prasad breathed his last on June 9 at AIIMS in Delhi He was deployed for law and order duty with the Delhi police and admitted to AIIMS on June 5 with weakness and cough a BSF spokesperson saidRajasthan to regulate border movementThe Rajasthan government has imposed restrictions on the movement of people at its state borders because of a surge in COVID19 cases in the state No person will be allowed to enter Rajasthan without a No Objection Certificate NOC from the state government or leave without a pass Director General of Police Law and Order M L Lather said in an order In its initial order the Rajasthan government had said borders were being sealed In a subsequent order it revised the termsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever