Covid tests in India cross 2-crore mark; recoveries surge to 11.86L
Millennium Post Delhi|August 04, 2020
Total cases go up to 18,03,695 while death toll due to the infection climb to 38,135
Covid tests in India cross 2-crore mark; recoveries surge to 11.86L

Highlights

There are 5,79,357 active cases of Corona infection in the country at present while the recoveries have increased to 11,86,203. As many as 40,574 people have recovered from the virus.

The recovery rate stands at 65.77% while the fatality rate is at 2.11%, the ministry’s data stated. This is the fifth consecutive day that COVID-19 cases have increased by more than 50,000 in the country.

According to the ICMR, a cumulative total of 2,02,02,858 samples have been tested up to August 2 with 3,81,027 samples being tested on Sunday.

NEW DELHI: The total number of tests for detection of COVID-19 has crossed the two-crore mark in India, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) data.

A cumulative total of 2,02,02,858 samples have been tested up to August 2 with 3,81,027 samples being tested on Sunday, the ICMR said.

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