Case Fatality Rate
- July 21, 2020
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Subject: Science and tech
Context:
Union Health Ministry said India’s COVID-19 case fatality rate is “progressively falling” and is currently at 2.49 per cent, which is one of the lowest in the world.
Concept:
- The death rate, also referred to as the case fatality ratio, is the ratio of number of people who have died against those who have tested positive.
- This is an indicator of how well the country is doing in averting deaths.