Covid-19: Tests per million population have crossed 1 lakh mark in India

The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has claimed that the Covid-19 tests per million (10 lakh) population have crossed the 1 lakh mark on November 28. India’s tests per million population stand at 100,159.7.

“With 11,57,605 tests conducted in the last 24 hours, the cumulative tests are 13.82 crores (13,82,20,354),” the Ministry said.

“Sustained and progressive expansion in testing infrastructure has played a crucial role in the steep rise of testing numbers,” the Ministry said adding that with 2,161 testing labs in the country including 1175 Government laboratories and 986 Private laboratories, the daily testing capacity has got a substantial boost.

It also said that following the national pursuit, 23 States/UTs have better tests per million population than the national average.

So far as the active caseload of India is concerned, the Ministry says that it stands at 4,54,940 on November 28 and the present contribution of active caseload to India’s total positive cases is 4.87%.

41,322 new confirmed COVID cases have been registered in the last 24 hours in the country.

69.04% of the daily new cases are contributed by eight States/UT i.e. Maharashtra, Delhi, Kerala, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Chhattisgarh.

Maharashtra leads the tally with 6,185new COVID cases. Delhi has recorded 5,482 cases, while Keralafollows with 3,966new cases.

Total recovered cases in India are 87.59 lakhs (8,759,969). The national recovery rate stands at 93.68%. 41,452 recoveries have been registered in the last 24 hours in the country.