Published 10:50 IST, December 7th 2020
Milind Soman says 'well done India' on week's COVID statistics; netizens cross fingers
Milind Soman expressed delight over the statistics from the last week and praised the fight led by the citizens and authorities. Netizens reacted with delight.
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India is the second-most affected country in the world due to COVID after the United States of America (though with a far more manageable situation), but one of the bright spots has been its recovery rate, which has been over 94 per cent. Apart from the recovery rate helping in the reduction of active cases at a good speed, the number of new cases has also been much lesser over the last few weeks. Milind Soman expressed his delight over the statistics from the last week and praised the fight led by the citizens and authorities.
Milind Soman on COVID-19 fight
Milind Soman wrote on Twitter that India’s number of new cases per million population in the last seven days was 186. The actor-fitness enthusiast termed it as ‘one of the lowest in the world’. Tagging The Indian Council of Medical Research, he wrote, ‘well done India.’
Netizens also expressed their delight and surprise over the development.
The number of new COVID-19 cases was 33,231 on Saturday. It had been in the 34,000 to 36,000 range the previous four days, and around 31,000 cases the two days before that.
The cases per million population had been over 500 in July, which the government had termed as the ‘lowest in the world.’ This had kept increasing and in September the figure had reached its peak with cases touching close to 1 lakh per day. Since then, the number of new cases has been steadily declining, much lesser than 50,000 on most days.
The current COVID-19 statistics in India stand at 4,03,248 active cases and 1,40,182 deaths.
Milind Soman had previously asked if India’s ‘lower standards of hygiene’ was responsible for its lower fatality rate. The post, however, had received mixed reactions, with some not being convinced with the theory.
Milind Soman on the professional front
Milind Soman, who keeps making headlines for his fitness initiatives, and posts with wife Ankita Konwar, is set to feature in the web series, Paurashpur. The Bajirao Mastani star had made his fans excited by flaunting his look, wearing a nose ring and other jewellery. He reportedly plays a transgender in the series that also stars Shilpa Shinde, Shaheer Sheikh, among others.
Updated 10:50 IST, December 7th 2020