<span style="color: #222222;">The recovery rate among COVID-19 patients has further improved and now it has reached 76.47 per cent. In the last 24 hours, 65 thousand and 50  COVID patients have  recovered and were discharged from the hospitals. The Health Ministry said, the total number of recoveries has reached over 26 lakh 48 thousand and 998. It said, the constantly increasing recoveries have ensured that the actual caseload of the country has reduced and currently comprises only 21.72 per cent of the total positive cases. It said, effective implementation of Centre's strategic and graded 'Test,Track and Treat' approach has led to higher recoveries and lower fatality. Currently, India's Case Fatality Rate is at 1.81 per cent.<br />'' <br />'' The total number of positive cases of COVID-19 infection in the country is  34 lakh 63 thousand and 972. Presently, the total number of active corona cases in the country is 7 lakh 52 thousand and 424. In the last 24 hours,  1021 deaths have also been reported taking the toll to 62 thousand 550.</span><span style="color: #333333;"><br />'' <br />'' </span><span style="color: #222222;">The meeting of the Group of Ministers – GoM on COVID-19 is underway at Nirman Bhawan in New Delhi. The meeting is being chaired by Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan.The meeting will review  the  actions taken for  management of COVID-19 and assess the preparedness.<br />'' <br />'' External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Minister of States for Home Nityanand Rai among those are present   in the meeting. </span><br />'' <br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">India has crossed a new peak of conducting four crore tests till date. During the last 24 hours, more than nine lakh 28 thousand tests were conducted.<br />'' <br />'' The Health Ministry said, with focussed, consistent and coordinated efforts led by the Centre and implemented by the  State and Union Territories, India has set a new landmark of testing four crore four lakh 609 people.<br />'' <br />'' The Ministry said, India has come a long way from conducting just one test from the lab in Pune in January this year to crossing four crore tests milestone. This has boosted the Tests Per Million with a sharp increase to 29 thousand 280.<br />'' <br />'' India is following the strategic approach of Test, Track and Treat where testing forms the initial and crucial pillar of COVID response and management. The Ministry said, the national positivity rate has remained low at 8.57 per cent and is constantly falling. It is only by aggressive testing that positive cases are identified at an early stage, their close contacts can be promptly tracked and isolated.<br />''<br />'' The Health Ministry said, expanded diagnostic lab network and facilitation for easy testing across the country through several policy measures have given a substantial boost to this upsurge in national testing rates. There are as many as one thousand 576 labs in the country including one thousand two labs in the government sector and 574 private labs. </span><br />''