India Covid recovery rate rises to 74.3%; fatality rate drops to 1.89%

From 52.8 per cent on June 17, the recovery rate improved to 63.24 per cent on July 16 and further to 74.30 per cent as on date

India's Covid-19 recovery rate soared past 74 per cent on Friday with a record 62,282 patients having recuperated and discharged in a day taking the total recoveries to 21.5 lakh, the Union Health Ministry said.

The Covid-19 case fatality rate has dropped further to 1.89 per cent as on date.

With more patients recovering and being discharged from hospitals and home isolation, the total recoveries have surged to21,58,946 and exceeds active cases of coronavirus infection by 14,66,918 as on date.

India's Covid-19 recovery rate has risen to 74.30 per cent which is further bolstered by 33 states and UTs reporting recovery rate more than 50 per