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India records highest single-day recoveries of 57,937

Rediff.com | 18/08/2020 06:30 PM | Click to read full article

The total number of recoveries crossed the 19 lakh-mark with 57,937 patients having recuperated in a span of 24 hours, the highest recorded in a day so far. A total of 8,99,864 samples have been tested on Monday, the highest in a day, taking the cumulative tests conducted to 3,09,41,264.

'Even with such a high level of testing, the positivity has remained low i.e. 8.81 percent. The gap between recovered patients and active cases has crossed 13 lakh.’

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