<span style="color: #222222;">The recovery rate of COVID-19 patients in the country is 19.36  per cent. Health Ministry said as of now, three thousand 870 people have been cured. A total of one thousand three hundred eighty three new confirmed cases of Novel Corona virus have been reported in the country during the last twenty four hours. The Ministry said, 19 thousand 984 positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported across the country so far. In the last 24 hours, 50 new deaths have also  been reported.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' Health Ministry said, Indian Council of Medical Research, ICMR has forwarded a protocol for using Rapid Antibody Test to all States. It is reiterated that antibody rapid tests are largely to be used as a tool for surveillance. The Ministry said, utility of this test is evolving globally and it is currently being used for detecting the formation of antibodies in individuals. These test results are also dependent on field conditions.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''As noted by ICMR, these tests cannot replace the RT-PCR test to diagnose COVID-19 cases. ICMR has assured assistance to collect data from various States to assess the scope and extent of utility of these rapid antibody test in field conditions, and ICMR shall keep advising the States on a regular basis. The Ministry said, States have also been advised to follow the prescribed protocol for these tests and use it for the purposes for which they are meant.</span>