The data suggested that there has been a decline in the daily number of Covid-19 cases for the last three days–there were 63,490 infections last Sunday and 57,981 on Monday.
55,079 cases of the coronavirus disease were reported in India in the last 24 hours with 875 deaths, lowest in nearly a week. The total tally of COVID-19 cases reached 2,702,742, the data by the union health ministry showed.
The data suggested that there has been a decline in the daily number of Covid-19 cases for the last three days–there were 63,490 infections last Sunday and 57,981 on Monday.
1,977,779 people recovered from the disease with 57,937 people cured of COVID-19 between Monday and Tuesday morning. India’s recovery rate reached 73.17% after the recent recoveries.
51,797 people have succumbed to the deadly virus so far across the country.
3,09,41,264 samples were tested for coronavirus till Monday, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said. Out of these, 8,99,864 samples were tested on Monday, the apex medical body said.
“A new peak of 8.97 lakh #COVID19 tests were done in the last 24 hours. Even with such a high level of testing, the positivity has remained low i.e. 8.81% compared to the weekly national average i.e. 8.84%,” the health ministry informed in a tweet on Tuesday.
“Focused implemention of Centre-led strategies has ensured prompt identification, timely isolation & effective clinical treatment, leading to reduced Case Fatality Rate. 30 States/UTs performed better than the national average,” it further added.
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