Covid-19: Another 11.7 lakh tests done, daily positivity rate at 7.1%

As India tested more than 11.7 lakh samples to detect Covid-19 on Thursday, high testing levels helped keep the daily positivity rate under check at 7.1%. The total number of tests conducted across the country now stands at 4.66 crore, whereas the cumulative positivity rate is around 8.5%. Despite a significantly high recovery rate of over 77%, there are currently 8.31 lakh active cases.