Covid-19 Factoid: Gap between daily new cases, recoveries widening in India

Maharashtra remains worst-affected state, accounting for almost 30 per cent of the country's total case count.

The global tally of confirmed coronavirus cases stands at 14.6 million, of which roughly 5.3 million are currently active, 609,531 patients have lost their lives in the pandemic till now, while 8,752,107 have made successful recoveries. The US is still the worst affected country in the world, with over one-fourth of all reported cases in the world.

In India, there are now over 1 million cases, of which 390,459 are currently active. As many as 27,497 patients have succumbed to the virus, while 700,086 managed to beat the infection. The national capital is the only state among the worst-affected ones to have bent the curve successfully.

Here are some data points on the pandemic:

#1. Daily new cases outnumbering new recoveries in India

In a worrying trend, the gap between daily new cases and daily new recoveries is increasingly growing. In the past two weeks, new cases have grown from roughly 24,000 cases a day to 40,000. However, daily new recoveries have remained stagnant, staying between 19,000 to 23,000 in a day.

#2. Maharashtra added almost 10,000 fresh cases in a day

Maharashtra, the worst-affected state with almost 30 per cent of the country’s total case count, added over 9,000 cases on July 20. This is the highest ever single-day spike for the state and is almost twice the number of cases added on the first day of the month. Maharashtra has over 300,000 cases, of which roughly half are active at present. The state’s death toll stands at over 11,000.

Covid-19 Factoid: India reports 10,000+ daily recoveries for a second time

The pace of growth for new cases globally isn't showing any signs of ebbing.

The cout of confirmed coronavirus cases globally stands at over 8 million, of which roughly half have now recovered. The global death toll is at 439,760 at present. The US is still at the top of the ladder, with over 2 million cases, followed by Brazil and Russia.

In India, there are 153,178 active cases of coronavirus now, while the confirmed case count is more than 300,000. Over 9,900 patients have lost their lives so far, while 180,012 people have been cured.

Here are some graphs on the current spread:

#1. The last 1 million cases were added to world tally in just a week

The pace of growth for new cases globally isn’t showing any signs of ebbing. As the global tally crossed 8 million, every new million cases have been registered in a shorter period. The initial million took 95 days to get registered, but subsequent millions took 8 to 13 days. The latest one million took the fastest to register, at just 7 days.

#2. More than 10,000 recoveries were reported in India for a second time

In a positive trend, daily recoveries crossed 10,000 for the second time since the infection spread. In fact, for all the days in June, the number of recoveries in a day has been firmly above 3,500 throughout. India’s recovery rate is roughly at 52 per cent at present.

#3. Telangana has the worst testing penetration among the worst affected states

Telangana has a testing rate of 628 tests per million population, lowest among the worst affected states (more than 5,000 cases). Telangana has 5,193 confirmed cases at present, but this number could be higher if testing is ramped up. In comparison, Delhi, with over 40,000 confirmed cases, has very high testing penetration, at 14,947. Maharashtra, with over 100,000 cases, conducts 5,620 tests per million. Among these states, J&K has the highest testing penetration with 20,557 tests per million population.