Covid-19 recovery rate in country reaches 96.39 pct

The country's COVID-19 recovery rate has reached 96.39 per cent. During the last 24 hours, more than 20 thousand COVID patients have recovered. The total number of recoveries has gone up to over one crore 37 thousand.

 

Health Ministry said the Covid-19 recovery rate of India is amongst the highest in the world, it is 89.36 per cent in Brazil. In Russia it is 81.17 per cent, Italy 70.68 per cent, USA 59.59 per cent and the UK is 47.44 per cent. The actual caseload currently comprises only 2.16 per cent of the total positive cases. Presently, the total number of active cases in the country is around two lakh 25



thousand.

 

During the past 24 hours, 18 thousand 139 new cases were reported taking the total number of positive cases in the country to over one crore four lakh. The Ministry said, currently, India’s Case Fatality Rate is at 1.45 per cent, which is one of the lowest globally. During the last 24 hours, 234 deaths were reported taking the toll to one lakh 50 thousand 570.

 

According to Indian Council of Medical Research, more than nine lakh 35 thousand tests were conducted during the last 24 hours. The total number of samples tested so far has reached 17 crore 93 lakh.