Only five per cent of the total coronavirus patients convert into critical ones, said health ministry on Monday. The rate of doubling of COVID-19 cases in the country has now improved to 7.5 days, Lav Agarwal, joint secretary in the ministry of health and family welfare said at the daily briefing.
Around 15% of total coronavirus cases becomes severe, according to health ministry. “India’s COVID-19 doubling rate has improved to 7.5 days from 3.4 days before the lockdown," Agarwal said.
Eight states and a Union Territory – Delhi, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Chattisgarh, Tamil Nadu and Bihar have shown a doubling rate in less than 20 days.