More than 9 lakh Covid-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours. The positivity rate has come down to below 8%. Covid-19 recoveries reported on a single day have touched 60,000, and have also surpassed the number of new cases reported during the 24-hour reporting cycle. Because of increased testing, the positivity rate of Covid-19 recorded a jump from about 4% in April to about 9% in August. However, since August 1 the positivity rate has hovered between 8.81 and 8.93%, which should have declined after prolonged aggressive testing.

Source: Hindustan Times August 20, 2020 03:37 UTC