With India having tested nearly 3.7 crore cumulative COVID-19 samples so far, the tests per million have further risen to 26,685 while the positivity rate has come down to 8.60%, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. India is focusing on the “test, track and treat” strategy to contain the spread of the infection. As the first step towards timely identification, prompt isolation and effective treatment, higher testing also results in limiting the spread of infection, it emphasised. The total recoveries have surged to 24.04 lakh pushing the recovery rate to 75.92%, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate has declined to 1.84% as on date. With India’s resolve to rapidly increase the number of daily tests, the cumulative testing as on date has reached 3,68,27,520.
With India having tested nearly 3.7 crore cumulative COVID-19 samples so far, the tests per million have further risen to 26,685 while the positivity rate has come down to 8.60%, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. India is focusing on the “test, track and treat” strategy to contain the spread of the infection. As the first step towards timely identification, prompt isolation and effective treatment, higher testing also results in limiting the spread of infection, it emphasised. The total recoveries have surged to 24.04 lakh pushing the recovery rate to 75.92%, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate has declined to 1.84% as on date. With India’s resolve to rapidly increase the number of daily tests, the cumulative testing as on date has reached 3,68,27,520.