NEW DELHI : Covid-19 infections around the country crosses 24,000 mark with 778 fatalities so far. 55 deaths were reported on Friday alone and those testing positive on the day tallied to 1,218. Kerala figures 13th on the list for total active cases recorded so far.
Maharashtra has reported 6817 cases up to now, with 301 deaths, a rise of 17 people since Thursday. In Mumbai, deaths on Friday were 11.
In Gujarat the tally for infected is now 357, and deaths 127. Madhya Pradesh has recorded 9 deaths so far and 92 infections.
Under Control, Says Centre
Centre meanwhile said the pandemic is well under control. The claim comes on the back of reduced pace in that the number of infections doubled in 10 past days while it took only 3 days to swell twice during the 2 weeks preceding that time.
If the lockdown came any later than March 25, countrywide infections would have surpassed 1 lakh, said Dr VK Paul - head of one of the expert committees on covid mitigation – at a press conference. Recovery rate as of now is 20.5 percent, said Luv Agarwal, Joint Secretary at Health Ministry. 4,748 people have recovered from their infections. 80 Districts have not reported a single infection in the past 2 weeks and 15 districts have had no fresh case since 28 days, as per latest statistics.
