86% drop in Covid cases since second wave peak, but don't lower guard: Health ministry

The Union Health Ministry said that there has been an 86 per cent decline in Covid cases in India since the second wave of the pandemic peaked in the country.

There has been an 86 per cent decline in Covid cases in India since the second wave of the pandemic peaked in the country but people shouldn't lower their guard, the Union Health Ministry on Friday. Addressing a press conference, Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said, “Under the continued focus of clinical management, the recovery rate, which was at 81.1 per cent on May 3, is now at around 97 per cent.”