New Delhi/April, 17: The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus in India has climbed to 13,387, with 1,000 positive cases reported in the last 24 hours. The highly infectious COVID-19 has killed 437 in the country, government data shows.
The recovery rate that indicates the number of people who have successfully fought off the disease stood at 13.06 on Friday, an improvement over Thursday’s 12.02 and Wednesday’s 11.41.
An internal government assessment suggests that India may touch its peak of coronavirus cases in the first week of May, after which the number will decline, sources in the Home Ministry have said.
“The next one week is crucial. India is going to ramp up its testing. All those who have symptoms related to severe acute Respiratory Infection will be tested,” a top central government official was quoted as saying so in a media report .
