As India’s Cases Rise, A Big Point Of Concern – Using Antigen Tests.
India’s Covid-19 tally raced past the 38 lakh-mark today as the country recorded the highest single-day spike of over 83,000 new Covid-19 cases. India saw 83,833 cases in 24 hours, while 1,043 fatalities drove the death toll to over 67,000. According to the Union health ministry, Covid-19 tally in the country stands at 38,53,407, including 8,15,538 active cases, 29,70,493 cured/discharged/migrated & 67,376 deaths. Yesterday, the health ministry had said that 54 per cent of the total coronavirus cases in India were reported among people from 18 to 44 years of age while patients in 60 years and above bracket account for 51 per cent deaths. It also said that India’s case fatality rate (CFR) stands at 1.76 per cent, one of the lowest across the world. The global CFR stands at 3.3 per cent.