One patient can infect 406 people in 30 days without lockdown, social distancing: ICMR
Eight COVID-19 patients died and 354 news cases were reported in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infected people in the country to 4,421, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
By : migrator
Update: 2020-04-07 12:10 GMT
New Delhi
The death toll due to the novel coronavirus now stands at 117, it said.
During a press briefing, Joint Secretary in the ministry Lav Agarwal said,"Total 4,421 people have been infected with the virus."
Of them, 326 people have recovered.
Agarwal said cluster containment strategies and action plans for outbreaks, which are amenable to management, are giving required results in some areas like Agra, Gautam Budh Nagar, Bhilwara, East Delhi and Mumbai.
These strategies are also being adopted in other coronavirus-affected districts, he said.
According to a study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), one COVID-19 patient can infect 406 people in 30 days if he/she does not follow lockdown or social distancing, Agarwal said.
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