The Union Health Ministry said with 3,536 cases reported on an average in the week ending March 15, India contributed to only 0.21 per cent of global Covid-19 cases.
On the other hand, there are several countries that are still experiencing an uptick in Covid-19 cases, which is higher than their previous surges.
The overall Covid-19 cases in the country stand at 4,30,01,477. According to the health ministry, the daily positivity rate has fallen to 0.35 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate is 0.42 per cent. With 4,491 recoveries in the last 24 hours, the cumulative recovery in the country stands at 4,24,54,546. While death count rose to 5,16,132 with 60 fresh Covid-related fatalities.
The recovery rate in India has increased to 98.72 per cent and the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.20 per cent. "India has so far conducted 78.12 crore COVID-19 tests including 7,17,330 tests conducted in the last 24 hours," the ministry added.
-PTC News
The recovery rate in India has increased to 98.72 per cent and the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.20 per cent. "India has so far conducted 78.12 crore COVID-19 tests including 7,17,330 tests conducted in the last 24 hours," the ministry added.
-PTC News
