Coronavirus live updates: No. of people being tested for Covid in India to soon touch one crore, says govt

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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: Ministry of health

The top 15 States in terms of absolute numbers of Covid-19 recovered cases are Maharashtra, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal, MP, Haryana, Telangana, Karnataka, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Assam and Odisha: Health Ministry

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

In the last 24 hours, 817 new Covid-19 positive cases have been reported in the state. There are 6869 active cases, 17,221 discharges so far and 735 patients have succumbed to the infection: Uttar Pradesh Principal Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad

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: Ministry of Health

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Continuing shortness of breath, muscle weakness, flashbacks, mental fogginess and other symptoms may plague patients for a long time. And they must navigate their recovery process as the pandemic continues, with all of the stresses and stretched resources that it has brought.

The total no. of people being tested for Covid-19 tests in the country will soon touch one crore. This has been possible due to removal of all bottlenecks by GoI. Various steps taken by Central Government have paved the way for enhanced testing for Covid-19: Government of India

Highest single-day spike of 845 Covid cases pushes Andhra Pradesh's tally to 16,097; death toll mounts to 198 with 5 new fatalities.

Till now, 90,56,173 tests conducted through a diagnostic testing network. There are now 1065 testing labs in the country-768 in public sector and 297 pvt labs. Yesterday, as many as 2,29,588 people got tested for Covid-19.

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Andhra Pradesh recorded 845 new Covid-19 cases and 5 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 16,097 out of which 8,586 cases are active. Number of deaths due to the disease stands 198: State Health Department

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845 more people test positive for Covid-19 in Andhra Pradesh taking the cumulative tally to 16,097.

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Plasma therapy is still a very effective way of treatment, 9 out of 10 patients are getting better through this treatment. Total 93,000 patients have recovered till now: Maharashtra Health Minster Rajesh Tope