Coronavirus: Over 29 Lakh Covid-19 Cases In India, Recovery Rate Jumps To 74% | Check Important Figures

Coronavirus In India: The health ministry has been emphasizing that despite a steep rise in India’s testing, the recovery rate of country is fairly good.

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Coronavirus In India: India on Friday witnessed another massive spike of over 68,000 new Coronavirus cases taking the  overall tally beyond 29 lakh mark. 68,898 Covid-19 cases and 983 deaths reported in India, in the last 24 hours, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. As per the health ministry, the Covid-19  tally in the country has now risen  to 29,05,824 including 6,92,028 active cases, 21,58,947 cured/discharged/migrated & 54,849 deaths. Record testing in India: Total number of samples tested up to 20th August is 3,34,67,237 including 8,05,985 samples tested yesterday, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said. A look at recovery rate & fatality rate The health ministry has been emphasizing that despite a steep rise in India’s testing, the recovery rate of country is fairly good. Recovery rate: 74.43% Cured/Discharged/Migrated  (2,158,946) Fatality Rate: 1.89% Deaths (54,849) Active cases: 21.81% Active cases (692,028) Total COVID-19 confirmed cases = Cured/Discharged/Migrated+Active cases+Deaths Worst-hit states: Maharashtra remained the worst-hit state with 162806 active cases and 21359 deaths; followed by Tamil Nadu. Here is a look at statewise data:

S.No	States and UTs	Active	Cured	Deaths
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	1011	1638	31
2	Andhra Pradesh	87177	235218	3001
3	Arunachal Pradesh	968	2093	5
4	Assam	22711	63120	221
5	Bihar	26789	87660	492
6	Chandigarh	1094	1390	31
7	Chhattisgarh	6594	11739	168
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	401	1627	2
9	Delhi	11271	141826	4257
10	Goa	3910	9063	126
11	Gujarat	14308	65946	2853
12	Haryana	7555	42793	578
13	Himachal Pradesh	1430	3085	23
14	Jammu and Kashmir	6914	23225	578
15	Jharkhand	9410	17057	286
16	Karnataka	82165	170381	4429
17	Kerala	18184	33824	191
18	Ladakh	623	1436	18
19	Madhya Pradesh	10782	37540	1171
20	Maharashtra	162806	459124	21359
21	Manipur	1905	3002	18
22	Meghalaya	925	730	6
23	Mizoram	493	402	0
24	Nagaland	1654	1921	8
25	Odisha	21063	48577	380
26	Puducherry	3521	5634	137
27	Punjab	13830	23037	957
28	Rajasthan	14508	51190	921
29	Sikkim	460	827	3
30	Tamil Nadu	53283	301913	6239
31	Telengana	21687	76967	737
32	Tripura	2373	5649	69
33	Uttarakhand	4016	9433	187
34	Uttar Pradesh	48511	121090	2733
35	West Bengal	27696	98789	2634
Total#		692028	2158946	54849