Photos: India at 1.53 million Covid cases, recoveries at 64.5%
India’s tally of coronavirus cases went past 1.53 million on July 29 after 48,513 fresh cases were reported between July 28 and July 29 morning. However, health ministry’s data shows that India’s recovery rate has seen a sharp increase from around 53% in mid-June to more than 64.50% till July 29. With 35,286 patients discharged between July 28 and July 29 morning, India’s total Covid-19 recoveries stands at 988,029.
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A Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) health care worker collects a swab sample for coronavirus test in Mankhurd, Mumbai on July 29. According to health ministry’s data, India’s recovery rate from coronavirus reached 64.5% on July 29 despite the increase in fresh cases tally by 48,513 on the same day. (Satish Bate / HT Photo)
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A health worker shows test-tubes of swab samples collected for coronavirus test at Community Health Centre in Patiala on July 29. India’s recovery rate has seen a sharp increase from around 53% in mid-June to more than 64.50% till date; HT reported citing Union Ministry’s numbers. (Bharat Bhushan / HT Photo)
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People gather at a market in Chennai on July 29. With more than 30,000 recoveries daily for the sixth day in a row now and 35,286 patients discharged in the last 24 hours, the recoveries stand at 988,029, according to the data union ministry released on July 29. (Arun Sankar / AFP)
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A man shows his Aadhar card to register for Covid-19 test at Happy School in New Delhi on July 28. A government official told HT that India’s case fatality rate (CFR) is now at 2.23% with the gap between the recovered and active cases has also been persistently increasing. (Vipin Kumar / HT Photo)
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An ambulance is seen on a deserted road in Bengaluru on July 26. The successful implementation of effective containment strategy, aggressive testing and standardized clinical management protocols based on holistic Standard of Care approach have in tandem resulted in a consistent trend of high recoveries in the past week, Union Ministry issued in a statement on July 28. (ANI)
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A woman waits to give her sample for coronavirus test at a government health centre in Hyderabad on July 27. According to data analysed by HT, Maharashtra stands worst hit among the states with Covid-19, followed by Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Andhra Pradesh. (Mahesh Kumar A / AP)
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A BMC health care worker collects plasma samples from a person who recovered from Covid-19 at a blood plasma donation camp in Dharavi, Mumbai on July 27. However, all is not bleak for Mumbai as it reported its lowest tally in three months with 700 new cases, the lowest since around the first week of May on July 28. (Vijayanand Gupta/HT Photo)
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