1 lakh new coronavirus cases surfaced in India in just 15 days

The nationwide tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases crossed the 2-lakh mark on Tuesday with almost one lakh people testing positive for the dreaded virus infection in the last 15 days. The government, however, said its preventive measures to contain the disease have been very effective, as shown by .a much lower fatality rate than several other countries

Authorities also said the recovery rate of COVID-19 patients was improvingconsistently in India and it was in a much better position in handling the .pandemic, which has seen more than 63 lakh people testing positive for this .virus since its emergence in China last December and over 3.7 lakh having lost their lives.