NEW DELHI, Feb 7 (NNN-PTI) – The recovery rate of COVID-19 patients in India increased to 97.19 percent yesterday, the health ministry said.
“Till now 10,510,796 patients have been cured and 148,590 patients are under active medical supervision,” the ministry added.
During the last 24 hours, 11,713 fresh cases were reported, while 14,488 recoveries and 95 deaths were registered. The total number of cases in the country reached 10,814,304, and the death toll rose to 154,918.
According to the ministry, currently, active cases account for 1.37 percent of the total caseload in the country.
India has progressively maintained a comparatively low Case Fatality Rate (CFR), which stands at 1.43 percent.
Health officials said, the implementation of test, track and treat strategy, along with timely and appropriate treatment, led to the decline in the fatality rate, while new cases continued to trend downwards with people remaining vigilant and maintaining personal hygiene, such as wearing masks and washing hands.
Meanwhile, the total number of tests conducted in India surpassed the 200 million-mark yesterday, reaching 200,672,589, the ministry said, adding that, 740,794 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours alone.
India began the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive on Jan 16, with healthcare and frontline workers being vaccinated currently.
During the initial phase, around 30 million healthcare and frontline workers will be vaccinated, followed by those above 50 years of age and the under-50 population groups, numbering around 270 million.
According to the health ministry, so far, 5.4 million beneficiaries have received COVID-19 shots.
India is currently the second worst-hit country by COVID-19, behind the U.S.– NNN-PTI
