Delhi first to cross 90% Covid recovery rate

Aug 26, 2020 14:36 IST

Delhi has become the first state in the country to cross the 90 per cent recovery rate of novel coronavirus patients, The Indian Express has reported. More than 1.46 lakh people out of the 1.62 lakh infected so far in the Capital have recovered from the contagion. This is far above the national recovery rate of 76%. There are three states, Tamil Nadu, Bihar and Haryana, where the recovery rate is more than 80 per cent, while another 13 have recovery rate more than 70 per cent, the report added.