Vikrant Shekhawat : Feb 15, 2021, 09:17 AM
New Delhi: The COVID-19 recovery rate in India, at 97.31 percent, is "amongst the highest in the world", the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said in a statement issued on February 14.Over 1.06 crore persons, who contracted COVID-19 since the outbreak of the disease in March last year, have recovered so far. "The difference between recovered and active cases has grown to 1,04,74,164 today," the ministry said.The recovery rate, at the start of April last year, was as low as 6.40 percent. Since then, the country has been recording a constant increase. The 90 percent-mark was breached in November, and the numbers crossed 97 percent earlier this week.The case fatality rate, "one of the lowest in the world", is on a constant decline since October 1, 2020, the government pointed out."India has been recording a steady decline in the number of daily new deaths. The case fatality rate today stands below 1.5 (1.43 percent)," the health ministry said.On October 1 last year, the case fatality rate was recorded as 1.56 percent. It has decelerated to 1.43 percent, as recorded on February 14.The number of daily deaths, on October 1, was recorded as 1,181. The same has dropped to 92, as recorded by the government in the last 24 hours.