OdishaPlus Bureau
The national recovery rate has gone up to 69.80% despite the nation being among top three worst hit COVID-19 countries. India recorded the highest number of recoveries in a single day at 47,746. On Tuesday, India recorded a spike of 53,601 coronavirus cases, pushing the total tally to 22,68,675. The country tested a record over 871 deaths in a single day.
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The number of recoveries mounted to almost 16 lakhs which is approximately twice the active cases. 6,39,929 are active cases while 15,83,489 have recovered and 45,257 people have lost their lives. Notably, India recorded the highest number of recoveries in a single day at 47,746. The recovery rate has gone up to 69.79%.
On Monday, the government tested 6,98,290 samples. A total of 2,52,81,848 samples have been tested so far.
Maharashtra remained the worst-hit state with a total of 5,15,332 cases and 17,757 deaths, followed by Tamil Nadu with 2,96,901 cases and 4,927 deaths. It is followed by Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh.