Fresh Covid cases mainly in Maha, Delhi, Gujarat

May 07, 2020 13:06

The death toll due to COVID-19 in the country rose to 1,783 while the number of cases climbed to 52,952 on Thursday, registering an increase of 89 deaths and 3,561 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 35,902 while 15,266 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, it said.

"Thus, around 28.83 per cent patients have recovered so far," a senior health ministry official said. The total number of cases also include 111 foreign nationals. Data analysis by Shamika Ravi, former member of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council, shows active cases are now growing at 6.6% -- so doubling every 11 days.

Fresh cases are mainly coming from Maharashtra, Delhi and Gujarat. A big second wave in cases is being seen in Tamil Nadu but there are large recoveries in the state too.

On the COVID death rate per million people parameter, five states are pulling up the national average -- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal.

On the death rate per million count, Delhi has managed to stabilize its death rate despite high case load, while West Bengal is seeing a large increase, according to Ravi's data analysis. A total of 89 deaths have been reported since Wednesday morning, of which 34 people died in Maharashtra, 28 in Gujarat, nine in Madhya Pradesh, four each in Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, three in Rajasthan, two each from Punjab and Tamil Nadu and one each from Delhi, Haryana and Orissa, according to the Health Ministry. -- PTI

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