As against the global average of 6.04, India has one COVID-19 death per lakh population which is one of the lowest in the world, the Union health ministry said on Tuesday, and credited timely detection of cases, extensive contact tracing and effective clinical management for the low mortality rate. Also read: Coronavirus | Health Ministry issues new guidelines for workplaces“The recovery rate continues to improve and it is 56.38 per cent as on date,” the ministry said. Also read: Coronavirus | Urban slum population most vulnerable to COVID-19 spread: ICMRDuring the last 24 hours, a total of 10,994 COVID-19 patients have recovered. India is the fourth worst-hit nation by the pandemic after the US, Brazil and Russia. According to Johns Hopkins University, which has been compiling COVID-19 data from all over the world, India is at the eighth position in terms of the death toll.

Source: The Hindu June 23, 2020 11:08 UTC