COVID recovery rate increases to 97.41% with more patients getting discharged in 24 hoursThe State has reported 1,221 new COVID-19 infections and 10 new deaths in the 24 hours ending Friday morning. The recovery rate increased to 97.41% with 1,829 more patients recovering during the period, taking the number of recoveries so far to 8,37,630. More than 70% of the new cases came from five districts – East Godavari (202), Krishna (198), Chittoor (175), West Godavari (145) and Guntur (144). The recovery rate in three districts – Kurnool, Vizianagaram, and Kadapa – was close to 99% as they had fewer deaths and fewer active cases. While all the districts have more than 95% recovery rate, Krishna lags behind with 93.8% recoveries and 1.40% deaths.

Source: The Hindu November 20, 2020 18:38 UTC