Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage crosses 66 Cr landmark
More than 81 Lakh doses administered in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently at 97.48%
47,092New Cases reported in the last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload (3,89,583)is1.19% of Total Cases
Weekly Positivity Rate (2.62%) less than 3% for last 69 days
Posted On:
02 SEP 2021 9:56AM by PIB Delhi
In a significant achievement, India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crossed 66 Crore landmark yesterday.With the administration of 81,09,244vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has surpassed the cumulative figure of 66.30Cr (66,30,37,334) as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 69,60,983sessions.
The break-up of the cumulative figureas per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,03,59,391
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2nd Dose
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84,14,897
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,83,25,922
|
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2nd Dose
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1,33,20,833
|
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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25,97,17,695
|
|
2nd Dose
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2,98,87,208
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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13,33,18,523
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2nd Dose
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5,59,07,199
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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8,80,78,095
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2nd Dose
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4,57,07,571
|
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Total
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66,30,37,334
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The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country.
The recovery of35,181 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients (since the beginning of the pandemic) to 3,20,28,825.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 97.48%.
Sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs continue the trend of less than 50,000 Daily New Cases that is being reported for 67 consecutive days now.
47,092 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The Active Caseload is presently3,89,583. Active cases presently constitute 1.19% of the country's total Positive Cases.
The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of 16,84,441tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 52.48 Cr (52,48,68,734) cumulative tests.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate at 2.62% remains less than 3% for the last 69 days now. The Daily Positivity rate stands at 2.80%. The daily Positivity rate has remained below 5% for 87 consecutive days now.
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