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Covid-19 Factoid: India witnessing decline in daily test positivity rates

The country's recovery rate is over 88 per cent, with almost 6.8 million people beating the infection.

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A man reacts as a medical worker collects a swab sample for a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) for the Covid-19 coronavirus, in Srinagar on Tuesday.

Jyotindra Dubey New Delhi
The global count of coronavirus cases has crossed 41 million, of which over 9.2 million are active. The global death toll is now over 1.1 million, with the US having the greatest number of fatalities. 

In India, the confirmed case count is now nearing 7.6 million, of which less than 10 per cent or 740,090 cases are currently active. Recovery rate is over 88 per cent, with almost 6.8 million people have beaten the infection. The death toll has crossed 115,000. 

Here are some insights on the spread of the virus:

1. India witnessing decline in daily test positivity rates

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