Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 139.70 Cr

More than 70 Lakh doses administered in the last 24 hours

Recovery Rate currently at 98.40% is highest since March 2020

7,495 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours

India's Active Caseload currently stands at 78,291

Weekly Positivity Rate (0.59%) less than 1% for last 39 days

Posted On: 23 DEC 2021 9:54AM by PIB Delhi

With the administration of 70,17,671 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 139.70 Cr (1,39,69,76,774) as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 1,47,94,783 sessions.

The break-up of the cumulative figureas per the provisional report till 7 am today include:

 

 

HCWs

1st Dose

96,63,508

2nd Dose

96,63,508

 

FLWs

1st Dose

1,83,84,490

2nd Dose

1,68,03,025

 

Age Group 18-44 years

1st Dose

49,01,96,714

2nd Dose

30,48,04,894

 

Age Group 45-59 years

1st Dose

19,23,57,199

2nd Dose

14,30,83,204

 

Over 60 years

1st Dose

12,01,61,788

2nd Dose

9,11,35,308

Total

1,39,69,76,774

 

The recovery of 6,960 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients (since the beginning of the pandemic) to 3,42,08,926.

Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.40%,highest since March 2020.

Sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs continue the trend of less than 15,000 Daily New Cases that is being reported for last 56days now.

7,495 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.

India’s Active Caseloadpresently at 78,291. Active cases constitute 0.23% of the country's total Positive Cases, which is lowest since March 2020.

The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of 12,05,775tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 66.86 Cr (66,86,43,929) cumulative tests.

While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate at 0.59% remains less than 1% for the last 39 days now. The Daily Positivity rate reported to be 0.62%. The daily Positivity rate has remained below 2% for last 80 days and below 3% for 115 consecutive days now.

 

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