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COVID-19 recovery rate improves to 79.28 %

New Delhi
September 19, 2020

The country today registered the highest single day recoveries of 95,880 COVID-19 patients. The Health Ministry said, the recovery rate of COVID-19 has further improved to 79.28 %. The total number of recoveries has reached over 42 lakhs.

The Ministry said, India has overtaken the USA and became number one in terms of Global COVID-19 recoveries. The constantly increasing recoveries have ensured that the actual caseload of the country is reduced and currently comprises only 19.10 % of the total positive cases. Presently, the total number of active cases in the country is 10,13,000.

The Ministry further said that effective implementation of Centre's strategic and graded 'Test-Track and Treat' approach has led to higher recoveries and lower fatality. Currently, India's Case Fatality Rate is at 1.61 %, which is one of the lowest globally. In the last 24 hours, 01,247 deaths were reported taking the toll to 85,619.

According to Indian Council of Medical Research, more than 8,81,000 tests were conducted during the last 24 hours. The total number of samples tested so far has gone up to over six crore 24 lakhs. The testing strategy also ensured a steady expansion of the national lab network. Today, with 1,060 labs in the Government sector and 708 private labs, 1,768 labs are providing comprehensive testing facilities to the people.