Covid-19: Recovery rate slips in Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab

JIND: The Union Territory of Chandigarh saw a decline in the rate of recovery of Covid-19 patients during July 12-August 23 period, whereas it showed a rising trend in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi in the same duration, suggests a data of the health department of Haryana.
According to the data, Haryana for the first time saw a decline in recoveries in August 16-23 week, Punjab reported a similar trend during the 42-day period, Rajasthan reported decline in three weeks from July 12 to August 2 and rise in the last three weeks, and similar was the case with Himachal Pradesh. In Uttar Pradesh, the recovery rate has been increasing for the last four weeks.
During the July 12-19 week, the recovery rate in Chandigarh was 69.3%, which decreased to 65.1% the next week ending on July 26, followed by 63.3% till August 2, 61.2% till August 9 and 55.6% till August 16, which went down to 53% by August 23.
Delhi recorded 83.3% recovery rate in first week, which rose to 87.3% in second week and to 89.3% in third, followed by 89.8% in fourth week and after a meagre decline to 89.7% in fifth week, it again went up to 90.1% in the week ending August 23.
In Punjab, it was 65.9 % in the first week, which decreased to 65.4% in second, followed by 64.9% in third and fourth weeks, and 62.8% in fifth and 59.8% in the last week.
It was 74.2% in Rajasthan in the first week, which slipped to 71.7% in second and 70.3% in third, but increased to 72.4% in fourth week followed by 75.4% in fifth week and 78.2% in the week closing on August 23.
In Himachal, the recovery there was 71.1% in the first week, which decreased to 57.2% in second, 57% in third and rose to 63.8% in fourth week, followed by 65.9% in fifth and 68.3% in the last week.