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COVID-19 recovery rate in India reaches 95.65 %

New Delhi
December 22, 2020

The country's COVID-19 recovery rate has reached to 95.65 %. During the last 24 hours, more than 30,000 COVID patients have recovered. Health Ministry said, the total number of recoveries has gone up to over 96 lakh & 36 thousand. The actual caseload currently comprises only 2.90 % of the total positive cases.

Presently, the total number of active cases in the country is around 2 lakhs & 92 thousand. During the past 24 hours, 19 thousand 556 new cases were reported taking the total number of positive cases in the country to over one crore 75 thousand. The Ministry said, that effective implementation of the strategic and graded Test, Track and Treat approach has led to higher recoveries and lower fatality.

Currently, India's case fatality rate is at 1.45 %, which is one of the lowest globally. During the last 24 hours, 301 deaths were reported taking the toll to one lakh 46 thousand 111. According to Indian Council of Medical Research, more than 10 lakhs & 72 thousand tests were conducted during the last 24 hours. The total number of samples tested so far has reached 16 crores & 31 lakhs.