July 18, 2020 00: 02 IST.
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July 18, 2020 00: 41 IST.
July 18, 2020 00: 02 IST.
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July 18, 2020 00: 41 IST.
Deaths stay low, however India should combat the infection, not handle the data
India was hoping that the extended lockdown alone might assist it win the battle versus the unique coronavirus, but the microbe has actually been spreading out with renewed vigour. Much so that on July 16, the number of verified infections and deaths crossed grim milestones— one million and 25,00 0, respectively. If it took 109 days to reach 1,00,00 0 cases but simply 15 days to double, the days required to include each additional one lakh cases have actually been diminishing; the last 2 additions of one lakh cases to reach one million took just 3 days each. While the rising fresh cases reported every day might be ascribed to increased testing, the hidden factor for the case increase is certainly the large spread of the virus in the neighborhood. With monitoring not being commendable, the 10.3%test positivity rate nationally in the last couple of days reveals that a huge pool of infections remains undiagnosed. Though the number of tests done daily has actually now crossed 3 lakh, the high test positivity rate highlights