India’s COVID-19 cases per lakh people is one of the lowest in the world despite its high population density, and the recovery rate has now reached almost 56%, the Union Health Ministry said on June 22. For every one lakh population, there are 30.04 coronavirus cases in India, while the global average is over three times at 114.67, the Ministry said, referring to the WHO Situation Report 153, dated June 21. Citing the WHO Situation Report, the Ministry said the U.S. has 671.24 cases per lakh population, while Germany, Spain, Brazil and the U.K. have 583.88, 526.22, 489.42 and 448.86 cases per lakh population, respectively. “The difference between the recovered patients and the active COVID-19 cases continues to widen. The country breached the four lakh-mark on Sunday, eight days after crossing three lakh COVID-19 cases.

Source: The Hindu June 22, 2020 12:38 UTC