NEW DELHI, Apr 27:
A ray of hope emerged today with authorities declaring that 85 districts across India have not reported a single infection in the last two weeks and five Northeastern States have become totally free of the virus. The nationwide tally of Coronavirus positive cases, in the meantime, crossed 29,000 with at least 935 deaths, but more than 6,600 patients have been discharged, pushing the recovery rate to over 22 per cent, according to figures announced by various states and UTs.
Domestic rating agency Crisil warned that the “disastrous” lockdowns will lead to losses of Rs 10 lakh crore, as it nearly halved its GDP growth estimate for the current fiscal to 1.8 per cent.
“Lockdowns are showing a disastrous impact on the economy and could lead to a permanent loss of GDP, unemployment and poverty, despite relief packages,” Crisil said.
On the positive side, the Health Ministry said 85 districts have not reported a single positive case in the last 14 days, while 16 districts have not witnessed even one case in the last 28 weeks.
Himachal Pradesh has also not reported a single positive case for four days now.
The nationwide tally suggested that some large urban centres are facing the brunt of the deadly virus much more than many other parts of the country with just three of them — Mumbai, Delhi and Ahmedabad — accounting for almost one-third of the total positive cases in the country. These three also account for nearly 40 per cent of COVID-19 deaths. (PTI)
Follow our WhatsApp channel
