106 cases in five days push recovery rate down to 66% in UP's Prayagraj

PRAYAGRAJ: The continuous spurt in novel coronavirus (Covid-19) cases has derailed Prayagraj district's recovery rate. With 106 cases being reported in the first five days of July, the district's recovery rate has declined from 72% earlier to 66%.
By Sunday evening, 392 Covid-19 cases were recorded in the city. Of these, 260 patients recovered and were discharged.
According to the statistics released by the health department, the number of novel coronavirus cases reported on July 1,2,3,4 and 5 was 10, 16, 31, 22 and 27 respectively. On the same dates, 11, 10, 11, 9 and 13 patients were discharged respectively after recovery from Covid-19 Level One Hospital and Swaroop Rani Nehru Level Three Hospital. On June 30, the district tally stood at 286 cases and the number of patients who recovered was 206, leading to a recovery percentage of more than 72%.
However, a rise in Covid-19 patients led to the recovery rate drop to 66% on Sunday. Most of the new cases during the first five days of July were recorded in Prayagraj's urban areas and were primary contacts of a patient.
Officials said that of the new cases which surfaced from July 1-5, most patients were asymptomatic. These patients were aged between 18 and 45 years.
Nodal officer and additional chief medical officer Dr Rishi Sahai said, "The number of patients has been increasing in the past one week. The spurt in cases has affected the recovery rate."
"However, once the strength of recovered patients increases, the recovery rate would automatically start increasing," he added.