Pandemic curve dips in August
The Hindu
Mortality rate, however, rises to 1% from 0.88% in July
The State reported 19 COVID-19 deaths and 1,115 infections in the 24 hours ending Tuesday morning, which took the cumulative tally to 20,14,116 and the toll to 13,857. The number of active cases came down to 14,693 with 1,265 patients recovering during the period. The number of recoveries and the recovery rate were 19,85,566 and 98.58% respectively. The number of infections and fatalities had come down by 37.4% and 28.4% respectively in August against those reported in July.More Related News
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