New Delhi: With the highest single-day spike of 86,432 fresh COVID-19 cases, the total number of cases has crossed 4 million-mark in India, according to the Union Health and Welfare Ministry.
With 1,089 casualties in the last 24 hours, the toll has risen to 69,561. The number of recoveries surged to 31,07,223 with over 70,000 patients discharged on Friday pushing the recovery rate to 77.15 per cent.
Meanwhile, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan took to Twitter to inform that less than 0.5 per cent of patients are on ventilators, 2 per cent in ICUs and less than 3.5 per cent on Oxygen support.
#COVID19 UPDATE
👉With higher number of patients getting cured, India’s total Recoveries surpass 30 lakh.
👉Less than 0.5 % patients on #ventilators, 2% in #ICUs & less than 3.5% on #Oxygen Support@PMOIndia @MoHFW_INDIA #IndiaFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/d3leTO2pb9
— Dr Harsh Vardhan (@drharshvardhan) September 4, 2020
