Covid-19 infection rate in India is 357 per 1 mn population, globally it’s 1,250: Shah
Live MintNew Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that the Government of India has been successful in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic and that the country's figures are much better when compared to global average. "Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, there has been a partnership between the Union Government, the state governments and 130 crore citizens of the country in the battle against this pandemic," said Shah. Ministry of Home Affairs said in US 7,569 people per 1 million population have been affected by Covid-19 while in Britain, Brazil and Russia the numbers are 4,537, 5,802 and 4,254, respectively. MHA said India's mortality rate is at 11 per 10 lakh population, while in US the mortality rate is 383 and the numbers in Britain, Brazil and Russia are 637, 259 and 60, respectively.