Five Per Cent COVID-19 Critical Cases Need Ventilator
According to the Health ministry, 20 per cent of COVID-19 infected individuals show critical symptoms but only 5 per cent require ventilator and around 80 per cent patients show mild symptoms.
In a daily press briefing on Coronavirus held on 2 April , a senior health ministry official updated the COVID-19 cases in India. He said in the last 24 hours, 328 new cases were reported with 12 deaths taking the total count to 1,968 cases in 29 states and 50 deaths. However, 151 COVID-19 patients have also recovered till date, the official said.
Earlier in the day, government, with the help of National Informatics Centre officially launched a Coronavirus tracking App, Aarogya Setu for Android and iOS. This application can be used to assess the risk of catching COVID-19 by using a phone’s location and Bluetooth. This information is supported through the available database of known coronavirus cases.
During a video conference with State authorities, PM Narendra Modi asked the chief ministers and state government officials to focus on breaking the chain of transmission of COVID-19, the official said.
Addressing the reporters, representative of the Indian Council of Medical Research said that it was discussing the new testing protocols as the new clinical tests were coming in.
