SAARC COVID-19 Mortality and Recovery Rates: Daily Analysis Report on 08 May 2020

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Enamul Hafiz Latifee writes,

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of states in South Asia. Its member states are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The SAARC region comprises of over 21% of the world’s population which remains exposed towards COVID-19.

This report intends to find out the mortality rates and recovery rates caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic at the SAARC region as on 08 May 2020. 

 

Findings:

  • The SAARC Member States have reported 101,008 positive cases, a total of 2,808 deaths in the region, 26,930 recovered cases, and 71,270 active cases as on 08 May 2020.
  • COVID-19 Mortality Rates of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, are 2.95%, 1.57%, 0.00%, 3.35%, 0.47%, 0.00%, 2.27%, and 1.09% respectively on 08 May 2020.
  • The SAARC Average COVID-19 Mortality Rate is 2.78 on the date.
  • COVID-19 Recovery Rates of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, are 13.13%, 16.00%, 71.43%, 29.35%, 3.12%, 26.47%, 28.53%, and 29.13% respectively on 08 May 2020.
  • The SAARC Average Recovery Rate is 26.66 on the date. (Full report)

 

Data Source (in order of countries):

  1. WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (as reported on 01:00 PM, 08 May 2020)
  2. Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research, Govt. of Bangladesh (as on 08 May 2020)
  3. Ministry of Health, Royal Govt. of Bhutan (as on 08 May 2020)
  4. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India (as on 08 May 2020 at 08:00 AM)
  5. Ministry of Health, Republic of Maldives (as on 08 May 2020, 01:53 PM)
  6. Ministry of Home Affairs, NDRRMA, Govt. of Nepal (08 May 2020, 05:24 PM)
  7. COVID19 Portal, Govt. of Pakistan (08 May 2020, 04:45 PM)
  8. Epidemiology Unit, Ministry of Health, Govt. of Sri Lanka (08 May 2020, 10:00 AM)

 

On 07 May 2020, the SAARC Member States reported 94,735 positive cases, a total of 2,683 deaths in the region, and 24,381 recovered cases.

 

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