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Number of Covid-19 recoveries past 31 lakh in India, case fatality rate at 1.73%
NEW DELHI : With a record 70,072 patients recuperating from COVID-19 in a span of 24 hours, the total number of such recoveries surged to 31,07,223 in the country, pushing the recovery rate to 77.23 per cent, the health ministry said on Saturday, while underlining that the "test, track and treat" strategy is showing tangible results.The COVID-19 case fatality rate has further dropped to 1.73 per cent, it added.Five states account for 60 per cent of the recoveries. Maharashtra accounts for almost 21 per cent, followed by Tamil Nadu (12.63 per cent), Andhra Pradesh (11.91 per cent), Karnataka (8.82 per cent) and Uttar Pradesh (6.14 per cent), the ministry said."The highest ever single-day recoveries of 70,072 were recorded in 24 hours.