Coronavirus: India's active COVID-19 cases constitute 15.11% of total caseload, says Health Ministry
By Team Newsable | First Published Sep 30, 2020, 4:43 PM ISTIndia's COVID-19 caseload mounted to 62,25,763 on Wednesday (September 30) with 80,472 infections being reported in a day
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry said that India's active COVID-19 cases constituted 15.11% of the total caseload on Wednesday as against 33.32% on August 1.
The Union Health Ministry statement said, "From 33.32% on August 1 to 15.11% on September 30, active cases have less than halved in two months."
Latest Videos
Keeping a "continuous upward trajectory", India's recovery rate has touched 83.33% with 86,428 patients having recuperated and discharged in a day, the statement added.
Also read: Kerala gold smuggling case: Accused Sandeep Nair ready to confess
The total number of recoveries has surged to 51,87,825 and exceed active cases of COVID-19 by 42,47,384.
"With an increasing number of recoveries, this gap is continuously widening," the ministry said.
More than 76% of the active cases of COVID-19 are concentrated in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Assam, Chhattisgarh and Telangana.
subscribe to Asianet Newsable WhatsApp channel by clicking here. For more reliable and latest news
subscribe to Asianet Newsable Telegram channel by clicking here.