<span style="color: #222222;">In Gujarat, the recovery rate of COVID-19 affected people has further improved and reached up to 70 per cent. Addressing a press conference at Gandhinagar, Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel said, more than 30,000 patients have been discharged from various hospitals after recovery in the State. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">AIR Correspondent reports, Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel said that speedy, timely and good treatment resulted in the improvement of recovery rate as well as reducing the death rate. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr. Patel who is also holding the portfolio of health ministry has said that death rate of COVID-19 reduced to 1.5 per cent. It was 6.5 per cent during the month of March and April. He said that the Government is constantly monitoring the COVID-19 situation in the state. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said that health services at door steps through more than 900 Dhanvantari Raths has yielded good results. He said that improvement in recovery rate also reduced the burden on hospitals and medical staff in the state. </span><br />''