Health ministry to document data on post-Covid complications among recovered patients: Report

The Union health ministry has initiated an exercise to document data on complication being faced by the recovered Covid patients, according to reports.

Updated on: Sep 11, 2020, 23:03:43 IST

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The Union health ministry has initiated an exercise to document data on complication being faced by the recovered Covid patients, a news report said on Friday.

On Friday, around 354,2663 people recovered from Covid-19 in India. (File photo for representation)

To obtain data, the NCDC (National Centre for Disease Control) will likely carry out a survey by conducting telephonic conversations with the recovered patients in India using existing database, PTI reported.

The ministry has already drafted a format for gathering the information on post-Covid-19 complications, the report said citing sources.

Around 354,2663 people recovered from Covid-19 in India on Friday. According to the ministry of health and family welfare, 60 per cent of the daily recoveries where reported from 5 states such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.

Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh contributed the most daily recoveries as both logged over 14,000 and 10,000 recoveries respectively.

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