Speed Post News Network
New Delhi : The number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) getting cured crossed 1 lakh mark in India reaching 1,00,302 at 8 am on June 3, 2020, an increase of 4,776 during last 24 hours. A total of 4,776 COVID-19 patients have been cured. The recovery rate is 48.31% amongst COVID-19 patients. Coronavirus death poll, on the other hand, rose to 5,815 in India, an increase of 217 new deaths during last 24 hours. The fatality rate is 2.80%.
The testing capacity has increased in the country through 480 Government and 208 private laboratories (total 688 laboratories). Cumulatively, 41,03,233 samples have been tested so far for COVID-19, whereas, 1,37,158 samples were tested on June 2, 2020. The number of active cases in the country stands at 1,01,497.
With respect to the health infrastructure in the country for management of COVID-19, as of now, 952 dedicated COVID hospitals with 1,66,332 Isolation beds, 21,393 ICU beds, and 72,762 Oxygen supported beds are available. A total of 2,391 dedicated COVID Health Centres with 1,34,945 Isolation beds; 11,027 ICU beds, and 46,875 Oxygen supported beds have been operationalised. The Centre has also provided 125.28 lakh N95 masks and 101.54 lakh Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to the States/ UTs / Central Institutions, according to a PIB release.