TNS amp; PTI
New Delhi/Washington, July 30
India registered record 52,123 new Covid-19 cases for the first time and 775 deaths in the past 24 hours, even as the United States recorded over 1,50,000 virus deaths — more than a fifth of the world's recorded fatalities. The US also has over 44,26,000 confirmed cases, making it the world's worst-hit country.
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While India's caseload touched 15,83,792 and the death toll climbed to 34,968 on Thursday, recoveries rose to 10,20,582. India's average daily recoveries have been steadily rising from an average of 14,852 in the first week of July to 34,230 between July 26 and 30.
OSD to Health Ministry Rajesh Bhushan said testing had also steadily been increased as per the WHO guidelines with collection of 140 samples per 10 lakh people per day. India is testing 324 samples per million per day.
"The WHO guidelines say testing should continue at high levels until the region attains infection positivity rate below 10 per cent and ultimately below 5 per cent," said Bhushan.
Rajasthan, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir had achieved positivity rate of less than 5 per cent. States with positivity rate less than 10 per cent include Jharkhand, Kerala, Assam, Goa, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, he added.
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