Over 28L inoculated thus far; Delhi, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand need to improve coverage, says Centre The Union Health Ministry on Thursday claimed that India has nearly flattened its coronavirus infection curve with pro-active testing and vaccination drives along with a consistent rise in the cumulative recoveries across the nation. FP Staff January 28, 2021 18:39:14 IST Union Health secretary Rajesh Bhushan briefs the media on Thursday. ANI
The Union Health Ministry on Thursday claimed that India has nearly flattened its coronavirus infection curve with pro-active testing and vaccination drives along with a consistent rise in the cumulative recoveries across the nation.
In a press briefing, the health secretary also revealed that the recovery rate has reached nearly 97 percent, which is one of the highest globally.
India has flattened its COVID-19 graph; 146 districts have no new cases for 7 days: Harsh Vardhan
This has been achieved due to pro-active testing with more than 19.5 crore COVID-19 tests conducted in the country so far, Vardhan, who chaired the 23rd meeting of the high-level Group of Ministers (GoM) on COVID-19 through a video-conference, said, according to a statement issued by the health ministry. PTI
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan (File photo)
India has flattened its COVID-19 graph and146 districts have reported no new case of the viral disease in the last seven days, 18 in 14 days, six in 21 days and 21 districts in the last 28 days, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Thursday.