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The death toll due to corona-virus climbed to 50921

AMN / NEW DELHI

The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country has risen to 26 lakh 47 thousand 664. The Health Ministry said, there has been a spike of 57 thousand 982 cases and 941 deaths were reported in India in the last 24 hours.

The number of active cases stand at 6 lakh 76 thousand 900 active cases. India has reported highest single day recoveries of 57,584.

The overall recovery rate from Covid -19 has crossed 72 per cent. The recoveries surged to 19 lakh 19 thousand 8 hundred 42. The death toll due to coronavirus infection climbed to 50 thousand 9 hundred 21. The case fatality rate has declined to 1.92 percent.

India has set a new landmark of conducting three crore Covid tests. Union Health Ministry said, expanded diagnostic lab network and facilitation for easy testing across the country have given a substantial boost. During the last 24 hours, more than seven lakh 31 thousand tests have been conducted.

The Ministry said, India is on its resolved drive to increase its testing capacity to 10 lakh tests per day. The Tests per Million have seen a sharp increase to over 21 thousand. The cumulative testing rose from one crore 20 lakh on 14th July to three crore on 16th August. The aggressive testing leads to early identification and isolation of Covid positive cases. The Ministry said, enhanced and timely testing is not only keeping the positivity rate low but also the fatality rate.

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