29 states and Union Territories have CFR lower than National Average
Reportedly the union Health Ministry on sunday said that India's fatality rate among Covid-19 patients is 'progressively falling' and is currently at 2.49 per cent which is one of the lowest in the world. From 2.82 per cent over a month earlier, India's Covid-19 case fatality rate declined to 2.72 per cent on July 10 and has further reduced to 2.49 per cent presently.
Further, the health Ministry said 29 states and Union Territories have case fatality rate (CFR) lower than the national average. While 14 states and Union Territories have a CFR of less than 1 per cent, five states and UTs have a zero per cent CFR.
Perhaps the focused efforts of the Centre and state and UT governments on efficient clinical management of hospitalized cases have ensured that India's case fatality rate has fallen below 2.5 per cent, the ministry said. With effective containment strategy, aggressive testing and standardized clinical management protocols based on holistic standard of care approach, the CFR has significantly dipped. Under the guidance of the Centre, the state and UT governments have ramped up testing and hospital infrastructure by combining public and private sector efforts.
Many states have conducted the population surveys to map and identify the vulnerable population like the elderly, pregnant women and those with co-morbidities. "At the ground level, frontline health workers like ASHAs (Accredited Social health Activists) and ANMs (Auxiliary Nursing Midwives) have done a commendable job of managing the migrant population and to enhance awareness at the community level.