India News: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approved a home-based rapid antigen testing (RAT) kit for Covid-19, which will be soon available in
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With 2,76,110 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India s total tally of COVID-19 cases climbed to 2,57,72,440, while the daily deaths were recorded below 4,000 after four days, taking the toll to 2,87,122, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. A total 3,874 fatalities due to COVID-19 were registered in a span of 24 hours.
The active cases have further reduced to 31,29,878, comprising 12.14 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 86.74 per cent, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 2,23,55,440, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.11 per cent, the data stated.
PathShodh received the license to manufacture the test for sale from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, after careful examination and validation from the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, as per the requirements of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
Covid-19 patients undergo treatment at Guru Tegh Bahadur Covid Care Centre at Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib, New Delhi. (Credit: PTI)
NEW DELHI: The Covid-19 case positivity rate in India has declined in the last two weeks with an increase in the number of districts where the positivity rate has shown a downward trend, as per the Union health ministry data.
During the daily briefing, health secretary Lav Aggarwal said that since mid-February average daily tests have increased by 2.3 times in the last 12 weeks and a decline in the case positivity rate has been reported since the last two weeks, said the secretary.