The country's COVID-19 recovery rate has further improved to 95.53 percent, as more than 25 thousand COVID patients have recovered during the last 24 hours.

Health Ministry said the total number of recoveries has gone up to over 96 lakh six thousand. The actual caseload currently comprises only 3.02 percent of the total positive cases.
 
Presently, the total number of active cases in the country is around three lakh three thousand. India has one of the lowest Covid 19 deaths per million population globally, which stands at 105.
 
The Ministry said focussed measures including targeted testing, early identification, timely isolation, and prompt hospitalization and Standard Treatment Protocol have ensured that daily fatalities are under 400.

 
During the past 24 hours, 24 thousand 337 new cases were reported taking the total number of positive cases in the country to over one crore of 55 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 percent, which is one of the lowest globally. During the last 24 hours, 333 deaths were reported taking the toll to one lakh 45 thousand 810.

 
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, more than nine lakh tests were conducted during the last 24 hours. The total number of samples tested so far has reached 16 crores 20 lakh.