India's coronavirus recovery rate climbs up to 47.76 percent

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued a statement on Sunday saying the recovery rate of coronavirus patients in the country has climbed up to 47.76 percent. An official statement released by the Health Ministry to the press says, "In the last 24 hours, 4,614 patients were cured. A cumulative total of 86,983 people have been cured. This takes the total recovery rate to 47.76 per cent,".

The ministry further added saying the number of cases currently under active supervision is 89,995 across the country. Their statement read, "Through a graded, pre-emptive and pro-active approach, Government of India is taking several steps along with the States/UTs for prevention, containment and management of COVID-19. These are being regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level,". The Health Ministry in their update said the total number of coronavirus cases in the country is at present at 1,82,143 with 86,983 having made a recovery while 5,164 people succumbed to their deaths due to the fatal effects of the infection.