New Delhi:Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Tuesday emphasised that the total number of novel coronavirus (Covid-19) positive cases is not much important as the rate of mortality and recovery rate are critical.
He also said that India has constantly improved the recovery rate as it is 38 per cent now.
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In a tweet, Kant, who is also heading one of the empowered committees on Covid-19, said, "It is not the total number of positive cases but the mortality and recovery rates which are critical. We are faring well on both. Fatalities are two per million compared to 275 in the US and 591 in Spain. Our mortality rate is 3 per cent compared to 16 per cent in France. Recovery rate is constantly improving and is now 38 per cent."