India’s Covid-19 recovery rate stands at 97%

As the country continues to witness decline in Covid-19 cases, the recovery rate of India now stands at 97 per cent, informed Joint Secretary of Health Ministry, Lav Agarwal on June 29 while addressing a press conference in Delhi. “We have noted a decline of 13 per cent in Covid-19 cases as compared to the last week. On average, we are reporting 46,000 cases (daily) in the country. There has been a decline of 86 per cent in active cases since the peak. Under the continued focus of clinical management, the recovery rate, which was at 81.1 per cent on May 3rd, is now at around 97 per cent,” said Joint Secretary of Health Ministry Lav Agarwal.