The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday said that the doubling time of coronavirus cases in India rose to 70.4 days from 25.5...
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday said that the doubling time of coronavirus cases in India rose to 70.4 days from 25.5 days in mid-August.
The health ministry added that the sharp increase in doubling time was an indicator of a substantial decrease in the number of daily new cases.
A chart tweeted by the Union ministry showed that India’s doubling rate on August 18 was 27.7 days. It rose to 32 days on August 30 and 35.6 days on September 17. On October 2, the doubling rate had reached 51.4 days. It went up to 70.4 days in less than two weeks.
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India's Doubling Time has sharply increased to 70.4 days (it was 25.5 days in mid August).
This indicates a substantial fall in the daily New Cases and the consequent increase in time taken to double the Total Cases. pic.twitter.com/6lckGUW1AY
“This [the fall in doubling rate] is result of the Centre-led strategies and the selfless dedication of doctors, paramedics, frontline workers and all other Covid-19 warriors,” the health ministry added.
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