Coronavirus: Over 62K Fresh Cases Push India's Tally Beyond 22-Lakh; Recoveries At An All-Time High

Coronavirus In India: As per Ministry of Health and Family Welfare the recovery rate has improved further to 69.33% as the number of Cured/ Discharged / Migrated patients stood at 1,535,743

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Coronavirus India latest news: Coronavirus cases in India witnessed yet another massive spike in its daily cases, pushing the overall tally beyond the 22-lakh mark. A single-day spike as high as 62,064 was recorded on Monday and over thousand deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours. The overall Covid-19 tally rose to 22,15,075 including 6,34,945  active cases, 15,35,744 cured/discharged/migrated & 44,386 deaths, the Union Ministry of  Health and Family welfare stated. Total testing in India: The total number of Covid-19 samples tested up to 9th August is 2,45,83,558 including 4,77,023 samples tested yesterday,  Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said. Recovery rate & fatality rate: Recovery Rate: 69.33% Fatality Rate: 2% As per Ministry of Health and Family Welfare the recovery rate has improved further to 69.33% as the number of Cured/Discharged/Migrated patients stood at 1,535,743. India has 28.66% active cases( 634,945 and 2.00% deaths (44,386). Recovered cases cross 1.5 million historic peak: India's Covid-19  recoveries crossed the historic peak of 1.5 million. Taking to Twitter, the Union Health Ministry informed that India's COVID-19 recoveries cross the historic peak of 1.5 million and the infection is now concentrated in 10 States that contribute more than 80 per cent of the new cases. "India's #COVID19 recoveries cross the historic peak of 1.5 million. Recovery of more than 15 lakh has been made possible because of the policy of TESTING aggressively, TRACKING comprehensively & TREATING efficiently. Better ambulance services, focus on Standard of Care & use of non-invasive oxygen have given desired results," MoHFW tweeted. "#COVID19 infection still remains concentrated in 10 States that contribute more than 80% of the new cases," the ministry tweeted.

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Recovery of more than 15 lakh has been made possible because of the policy of TESTING aggressively, TRACKING comprehensively & TREATING efficiently. Better ambulance services, focus on Standard of Care & use of non-invasive oxygen have given desired results. — Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) August 10, 2020