Record 36,145 Covid-19 patients recover in a single-day, says govt

As many as 36,145 patients have recuperated from Covid-19 in a span of 24 hours, the highest recorded in a day, pushing the recovery rate to 63.92 per cent, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.

The Covid-19 case fatality rate has further dropped to 2.31 per cent, the ministry said. The total recoveries has surged to 885,576 so far, as India’s Covid-19 tally climbed to 1,385,522 on Sunday.

More patients are recovering and their total number exceeds active infections by 417,694. “Recovered cases are 1.89 times the active cases,” the ministry said. Besides, for the first time a record number of more than 440,000 tests have been conducted in a single day.

Also, the number of tests for detection of Covid-19 has crossed the 16-million mark.