Difference between recovered and active COVID-19 cases increases to 1\,32\,912; recovery rate stands at 59.52%



Difference between recovered and active COVID-19 cases increases to 1,32,912; recovery rate stands at 59.52%

There are 1,32,912 recovered cases more than the active COVID-19 cases, according to the data provided by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. 


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There are 1,32,912 recovered cases more than the active COVID-19 cases, according to the data provided by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. 

Timely clinical management of COVID-19 cases has resulted in more than 10,000 daily recoveries. 

During the last 24 hours, a total of 11,881 COVID-19 patients have been cured, taking the cumulative figure to 3,59,859. This further takes the recovery rate to 59.52%.

Presently, there are 2,26,947 active cases and all are under medical supervision. 

The top 15 states in terms of recovery rate in descending order are Chandigarh, Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Tripura, Bihar, Mizoram, MP, Jharkhand, Odisha, Gujarat, Haryana, Ladakh and Uttar Pradesh, the Health Ministry informed.

 In terms of absolute numbers of COVID-19 recovered cases, the top 15 states in descending order  are Maharashtra, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal, MP, Haryana, Telangana, Karnataka, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Assam and Odisha: As per the “Test, Trace, Treat” strategy, there has been a steady rise in the samples tested every day with more than 90 lakh samples being tested till date. During the last 24 hours 2,29,588 samples have been tested. The cumulative number of samples tested, as on date, is 90,56,173.

The testing lab network in the country is further strengthened. With 768 labs in the government sector and 297 private labs, there are as many as 1065  labs in the country.  These include: •        Real-Time RT PCR based testing labs: 578 (Govt: 366 + Private: 212)•        TrueNat based testing labs: 398 (Govt: 370 + Private: 28)•        CBNAAT based testing labs: 89 (Govt: 32 + Private: 57)

India's COVID-19 cases crossed the 6 lakh cases mark with 19,148 new cases reported in the last 24 hours

The total cases now stand at t 6,04,641 of which there are 2,26,947 active cases while 3,59,860 patients have been cured.

434 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours taking the number of COVID-19 deaths in the country to 17,834.