JAMMU: The COVID-29 recovery rate in Jammu and Kashmir increased to 53.10 per cent while the positivity rate stood at 3 per cent as against the national average of 8.3 per cent, officials said on Saturday.
The testing rate in the Union Territory has also improved to 44,744 sample examinations per million population as against the national average of 12,742, they said.
“The COVID-19 recovery rate in Jammu and Kashmir has touched 53.01 per cent in 20 days, starting from July 3 till July 23,” a officer said.
“The overall positivity rate in the Union Territory is 3 per cent as against 8.3 per cent in the country. It is 1.3 per cent in Jammu and 4.7 per cent in Kashmir,” officer said. (AGENCIES)