The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday said that 7.9 people per lakh of the population got affected by COVID-19 in India.
Currently, there are 61,149 total active COVID-19 cases in the country and 42,298 people have recovered. So far, as many as 1,06,750 people have been infected by Covid-19, according to official figures.
Out of the total number of active COVID-19 cases in the country, 6.39 per cent needed hospital support, the health ministry said.
During a briefing on the COVID-19 situation, joint secretary in the ministry Lav Agarwal also said that about 2.94 per cent of active COVID-19 cases needed oxygen support, three per cent needed intense care units (ICU) and 0.45 per cent required ventilator support.
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The current recovery rate stands at 39.62 per cent while it was 7.1 per cent at the beginning of lockdown, Agarwal said.
The COVID-19-induced lockdown was imposed on March 25 and has now entered its fourth phase, which will end on May 31.
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), responding to a question on whether the government is planning to drop Hydroxychloroquine from the COVID-19 treatment plan, said a review on its efficacy will be held to decide on its prophylaxis.
(With PTI inputs)
