India's total Covid recoveries cross 50 lakh; last 10 lakh recoveries in just 11 days

In a remarkable achievement, India’s total COVID-19 recoveries crossed landmark milestone of 50 lakh, Ministry of Health anunced on Monday. India has witnessed highest level of more than 90,000 daily recoveries. Recovered cases have outpaced current active cases by more than five times, ministry said.

rise from one lakh COVID-19 recoveries in June to 50 lakh by end of September has been a huge step. last 10 lakh recoveries were added in just 11 days. As of date, India has recorded a recovery rate of 82% and a death rate of less than 1.6%, Ministry ted.

“ commendable feat has been achieved through enhanced medical infrastructure, implementation of Standard Treatment Protocol, full dedication and commitment of doctors, paramedics and frontline workers,” Health Ministry added.

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India's Coronavirus tally crosses 60 Lakh

Meanwhile, India's COVID-19 caseload crossed 60 lakh on Sunday night, 12 days after it crossed 50-lakh mark, according to data updated by Ministry. data showed a single-day spike of 82,170 new infections, taking country's COVID-19 tally of cases to 60,74,703, while death toll climbed to 95,542 with 1,039 people succumbing to disease in a day. Besides, 7,19,67,230 samples have been tested for COVID-19 as of September 17. Of se, 7,09,394 samples were tested on Sunday, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said.

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India is in pole position in terms of number of recoveries, followed by Brazil and US, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), which has been compiling COVID-19 data from all over world. India is second-worst hit nation in terms of COVID-19 cases after US, while it is in third spot in terms of fatalities globally after US and Brazil, according to JHU data.

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