India records highest single-day recoveries of 57,937 in 24 hrs: Health Min

A total of 3,09,41,264 tests for detection of Covid-19 have so far been conducted in India with record 8,99,864 tests done in a single day, even though the positivity rate remained low at 8.81 per cent compared to the weekly national average of 8.84 per cent, the health ministry said on Tuesday.

The total number of recoveries crossed the 1.9 million-mark with 57,937 patients having recuperated in a span of 24 hours, the highest recorded in a day so far, it said.

"A total of 8,99,864 samples have been tested on Monday, the highest in a day, taking the cumulative