New Delhi – Focused and effective efforts of containment, testing, isolation and treatment by the Centre and State/UT govts have resulted in increasing percentage recovery rates and steadily falling Case Fatality Rates.
With focused efforts to reduce mortalities due to COVID-19, India has registered one of the lowest deaths per million at 30 as compared to the global average of 91 deaths per million.
Effective surveillance and improved testing network have ensured early detection of cases and consequentially leading to timely clinical management of the severe and critical cases. Compared globally, India has one of the lowest cases per million at 1469 as against the global average of 2425.
