Punjab surpass Gujarat, Maharashtra in most number of Covid-19 deaths in the country
Punjab hit another grim milestone as it became the state with the highest death rate in the country with 71 deaths on Wednesday.
Chandigarh: Punjab hit another grim milestone as it became the state with the highest death rate in the country with 71 deaths on Wednesday.
Punjab’s case fatality rate (2.95%) has surpassed that of Gujarat (2.93%) and Maharashtra (2.90%) the two worst-affected states, as per the latest data.
The state has so far recorded 67, 547 total positive cases and 1,990 deaths. The Union government has already directed the worst-hit states to bring down their fatality rate to 1% by improving testing rate.
As per Punjab government’s status report dated August 16, state’s CFR was 2.6% as compared to Maharashtra’s 3.4%, Gujarat’s 3.5% and Delhi’s 2.8%. But while other states have managed to control the spike in deaths, Punjab is finding itself helpless.