Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday said that the recovery rate among COVID-19 patients stands at about 63%, further adding, that the country has not reached the community transmission stage.
"Recovery rate among COVID-19 patients stands at about 63%, mortality rate is just 2.72%. We are not concerned about the number of cases. We are ramping up testing so that maximum cases can be detected & treated," Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said.
"Around 2.7 lakh tests are being done daily. Despite being such a large country, we've not reached the community transmission stage of COVID-19. Though there are some small pockets where there could be slightly higher transmission locally," he added.
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday said that the recovery rate among COVID-19 patients stands at about 63%, further adding, that the country has not reached the community transmission stage.
"Recovery rate among COVID-19 patients stands at about 63%, mortality rate is just 2.72%. We are not concerned about the number of cases. We are ramping up testing so that maximum cases can be detected & treated," Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said.
"Around 2.7 lakh tests are being done daily. Despite being such a large country, we've not reached the community transmission stage of COVID-19. Though there are some small pockets where there could be slightly higher transmission locally," he added.
