India again sets a new record with highest ever 20.66 lakh tests conducted in the last 24 hours

New Delhi, May 22: With more than 20.66 lakh tests conducted in the last 24 hours, India has again set a new record of highest tests conducted in a day. This being the fourth successive day of more than 20 lakh tests in India, the daily positivity rate has declined to 12.45 per cent. Cumulatively, 20,66,285 tests have been conducted in the last 24 hours in India.

 

Further while, India’s daily recoveries continues to out number the daily new cases for the ninth consecutive day, 3,57,630 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours. "India’s cumulative recoveries have reached 2,30,70,365 today. The National Recovery Rate has grown further to touch 87.76 per cent", the statement reported.

 

 

A total of 19,33,72,819 vaccine doses have been administered through 27,76,936 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today. These include 97,38,148 HCWs who have taken the 1st dose and 66,91,350 HCWs who have taken the 2nd dose, 1,48,70,081 FLWs (1stdose), 83,06,020 FLWs (2nd dose), 92,97,532 beneficiaries under 18-44 age group (1stdose), 6,02,11,957 (1st dose) and 96,84,295 (2nd dose) beneficiaries aged 45 to 60 years. 5,63,83,760 1st dose beneficiaries and 1,81,89,676 2nd dose beneficiaries of more than 60 years old.

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