As the confirmed COVID-19 cases in India have spiked to 14,83,156 of which 33,425 people have died, the falling fatality rate at 2.25 per cent as per latest government reports has come as a ray of hope.

The Case Fatality Report (CFR) has reduced from around 3.33 per cent in mid-June to 2.25 per cent on Tuesday, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) data revealed on Tuesday when 47,703 fresh novel coronavirus cases, with 654 new deaths, were reported across the country in last 24 hours.