Over 1.16 lakh COVID19 tests conducted .. Number of cases crosses 1.51 lakh across the country

KalimNews, Kalimpong, 27 May 2020: On the 64th day of national lockdown India's coronavirus case tally reached 1,51,767 while 6,387 fresh cases were reported in 24 hours with death toll at 4,337. Active number of cases in the country is 83,004, and 64,425 have recovered so far.

Globally 5.4 million people are infected by Coronavirus with over 343,000 deaths and the overall death toll of USA now stands at 98,875. 

After the first confirmed positive case was reported on January 30 in Kerala, the epidemic has expanded its footprints in the country, affecting more than 1.25 lakh people.

The country is under lockdown since 25th March and it has been extended till 31st May 2020 in four phases. Today is the tenth day of the fourth phase of the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19. 

Though the number of new cases and death rate has decreased since a couple of days today the number of death has increased from 146 to 170. Number of new cases is slowly decreasing with rise in recovery cases for the past few days which lowered the active cases too.  India faced an alarming rise in new cases a few days back and it has registered the highest single day spike during May 25 (6,977 cases). Consecutively it had increased as follows: May 24 (6,767 cases), May 23 (6,654 cases), May 22 (6,088 cases), May 20 (5,611 cases), May 21 (5,609) and May 18 (5,242 cases) in the last seven days.

 

INDIA		New cases	Confirmed Cases	Active Cases	Recovered
Death
Total Today	4337	6387	151767	83004	64426
1 day before	4167	6535	145380	80722	60491
2 days before	4021	6977	138845	77103	57721
Today	170			2282	3935
1 day before	146			3619	2770
2 days before	154				3280

 

   

MAHARASHTRA		Confirmed Cases	Active Cases	Recovered
Death
Today	1792	54748	36012	16954
1 day before	1695	52667	35186	15786
2 days before	1635	50231	33996	14600
TAMILNADU		Confirmed Cases	Active Cases	Recovered
Death
Today	127	17728	8259	9342
1 day before	118	17082	8233	8731
2 days before	111	16277	7842	8324
GUJRAT		Confirmed Cases	Active Cases	Recovered
Death
Today	915	14821	6767	7139
1 day before	888	14460	6936	6636
2 days before	858	14056	6786	6412
DELHI		Confirmed Cases	Active Cases	Recovered
Death
Today	288	14465	6954	7223
1 day before	276	14053	7006	6771
2 days before	261	13418	6617	6540

 

The jump in cases, officials have pointed out, also corresponds to a rise in testing as 1 lakh samples have been tested daily for five days in a row now. Over the last two months, India has increased its testing capacity from 1,000 tests per day in March to one lakh tests daily tests.

Having more than trebled daily testing over a month, India is now gearing up to ramp it to 2 lakh a day. While the daily average has crossed 1 lakh tests, private laboratories, who fought long and hard to be allowed to test, have contributed to less than 20% of the total samples tested daily. This despite the fact that they make up almost 30% of the laboratory infrastructure.

Indian express reported that an analysis of testing records between April 16 and May 23 reveals that while tests in government labs went up by almost 270 per cent from 23,932 to 88,947, for private labs the figure rose more sharply, just under four times, from 4408 to 21450.

But as share of tests, on April 16, private labs did a little over 15 per cent of the total 28,340 tests done that day. And on May 23, that figure was just 19% of the total 1,10,397 tests.

A total of 170 deaths (1 day before-146, 2 days before-154) have been registered in last 24 hours taking the nationwide toll to 4337 (1 day before-4167,  days before-4021). Today 3935 patients were released after recovery (1 day before-2770, 2 days before-3280) that tally 64426 (1 day before-60491, 2 days before-57721) that is 42.45 per cent of patients have recovered.

Within the last 24 hours 83004 active cases (1 day before-80722, 2 days before-77103) is recorded. Today there are 6387 new cases (1 day before-6535, 2 days before-6977) and 151767 confirmed cases (1 day before-145380, 2 days before-138845) is recorded.

 

Maharashtra still remains the worst-hit state of the country with 54748 confirmed cases (1 day before-52667, 2 days before-47190), 1792 deaths (1 day before-1695, 2 days before-1635,) and 16954 recovery (1 day before-15786, 2 days before-14600).  Mumbai alone has over 35,000 cases — higher than any other state. However, in what may come as a relief to the state, Maharashtra has been showing a slight decline in the number of new cases reported in the last two days.

Tamilnadu is the second highest with 17728 confirmed cases (1 day before-17082, 2 days before-16277) and 127 death (1 day before-118, 2 days before-111) and 9342 recovery (1 day before-8731, 2 days before-8324). 

The third highest increase is observed in Gujrat, it has 14821 confirmed cases (1 day before-14460, 2 days before 14056) and 915 death (1 day before-888, 2 days before-858) and 7139 recovery (1 day before-6636, 2 days before-6412) and release from Hospital.