Covid-19 recovery rate in country improves to 93.09 per cent

The country's COVID-19 recovery rate has reached 93.09 per cent. More than 42 thousand COVID patients recovered during the last 24 hours. 

According to the Health Ministry, the total number of recoveries has gone up to over 82 lakh. The actual caseload currently comprises only 5.44 per cent of the total positive cases. Presently, the total number of active cases in the country is four lakh 79 thousand.

In the past 24 hours, 41 thousand 100 new cases were reported taking the total number of positive cases to over 88 lakh. The Ministry said, that effective



implementation of the strategic and graded Test, Track and Treat approach has led to higher recoveries and lower fatalities. 

Currently, India’s Case Fatality Rate is at 1.47 per cent which is one of the lowest globally. During the last 24 hours, 447 deaths were reported taking the toll to one lakh 29 thousand 635.

According to Indian Council of Medical Research, over eight lakh five thousand tests were conducted in the last 24 hours. The total number of samples tested so far has gone up to 12 crore 48 lakh.