COVID-19: India Sees Sustained Decline In Active Cases For Two Weeks

New Delhi: India has crossed a landmark milestone with active cases remaining below the 10-lakh mark for two straight weeks, the Health and Family Welfare Ministry said on Monday.

This is the first time since the start of the pandemic that the total number of active cases in the country has seen such a sustained decline for 14 days in a row.

According to a ministry statement, the Centre-led strategies of “Test Track Trace Treat Technology” have been followed by the State/UT governments. “Early identification of the cases through aggressive and accessible countrywide testing combined with other measures such as prompt and efficient tracking and tracing of the contacts have borne results,” it added.

The ministry further informed that 76,737 recoveries have been registered in the last 24 hours in the country whereas the new confirmed cases stand at 74,442. The new recoveries have exceeded the new cases in the recent days.

India’s total recoveries stand at 55,86,703 on Monday.

The higher number of single day recoveries has resulted in sustained increase in the national recovery rate, currently pegged at 84.34%.

The ministry said 75% of new recovered cases are recorded in 10 States and UTs, including Odisha. Maharashtra alone has contributed more than 15,000 to the new recovered cases followed by Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh with more than 7,000 cases each.

The active cases in India are 9,34,427. As on date, the active cases contribute only 14.11% to the positive caseload of the country. This is following a progressively downward trend.