India records lowest single day growth in coronavirus cases since March

New Delhi : India recorded the lowest single-day growth in the coronavirus cases since the nation recorded its first 100 cases in March. 

The new coronavirus cases rose by six per cent; till yesterday, the growth rate was at 7.48 per cent.

The development comes after the Union Health Ministry said that India’s recovery rate has been improved to 20.66 per cent, which is comparatively better than most other countries. “The average doubling rate in India is 9.1 days as of now. So far 5,062 people have been cured with a recovery rate of 20.66 per cent. Since Friday, 1,429 new cases have been reported. So far a total of 24,942 people have been confirmed positive for COVID-19,” the Health Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

With 56 new fatalities, the total number of deaths in India stays at 779, of them 301 is from Maharashtra only. A total of 5,062 patients have been cured and discharged.