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NEW DELHI: A total of 6, COVID – patients have recovered so far, taking the recovery rate in the country to . per cent, the health ministry said on Monday.
There has been a rise of 1, (cases in) hours since Sunday morning, taking the total number of COVID – ( cases to , in India, the ministry said.
according to health ministry data, the total number of COVID –
deaths in the country stood at
.
Addressing a press briefing, health ministry joint secretary Lav Agarwal said
districts which earlier had positive cases have not reported any new case of COVID- 24 in the last days.
A total of (districts in) states and UTs have not reported any fresh case in the last days, Agarwal said.
He further urged people to ensure that no community or area should be blamed for the spread of the virus and healthcare and sanitation workers should not be attacked as they are helping in bringing the crisis under control.
At the briefing, empowered group-5 chairperson Param Iyer said cooked meals are being served to 1.5 crore people daily by the government , NGOs and industry as per data available on April 27.
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