China News Service, March 9th. According to Russian satellite network reports, on the 8th local time, Indian Minister of Defense Shelipad Naik stated that about 42,800 soldiers in India have been infected with the new crown virus.
According to reports, in response to a question from the House of Lords, Naik pointed out that “the Indian Army has 32,690 COVID-19 patients, and the case fatality rate is 0.24%.”
Naik said that the Indian Air Force and Navy had 6,554 and 3,604 cases of new coronary pneumonia, respectively.
He added: "The mortality rate is 0.39% and 0.05%, respectively."
The report pointed out that India is the country with the second largest number of confirmed cases of new crown in the world.
The cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the country has exceeded 11.2 million.
In addition, 10.8 million people have recovered, about 188,000 people are continuing to receive treatment, and more than 157,000 people have died.