India conducts 848,000 Covid-19 tests in a day; recovery rate up at 71.17%

India has conducted a record 8,48,728 tests for detection of Covid-19 in a day with an aim to achieve a daily target of 1 million, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday.

The cumulative figure of tests has now gone up to 2,76,94,416 as a result of ramping up of testing facilities on a sustained basis, it said.

Meanwhile, the total recoveries from Covid-19 in the country have crossed 1.75 million.

Successful implementation of "testing aggressively, tracking comprehensively and treating efficiently" has ensured a rising recovery rate at 71.17 per cent as on date, while effective clinical management through a