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India's Active caseload declines to 32,811 today; stands at 0.08% of India’s total Positive Cases

2,876 new cases reported in the last 24 hours

India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 180.60 Cr

Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.72%

Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 0.44%

Posted On: 16 MAR 2022 9:18AM by PIB Delhi

Following a continuous downward trend, India’s Active Caseload has declined to 32,811 today. Active cases constitute 0.08% of the country's total Positive Cases.

Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.72%.  3,884 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients (since the beginning of the pandemic) is now at 4,24,50,055.

 

2,876 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.

 

 

The last 24 hours saw a total of 7,52,818 COVID-19 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 78.05 Cr (78,05,06,974) cumulative tests.

There has been a sustained fall in the weekly and daily Positivity Rates too. Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 0.44% and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 0.38%.

 

On the vaccination front, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 180.60 Cr (1,80,60,93,107) as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,11,93,183 sessions. The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:

 

Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage

HCWs

1st Dose

1,04,02,794

2nd Dose

99,87,279

Precaution Dose

43,32,071

FLWs

1st Dose

1,84,11,792

2nd Dose

1,74,82,386

Precaution Dose

66,02,146

Age Group 15-18 years

1st Dose

5,60,41,282

2nd Dose

3,47,40,004

Age Group 18-44 years

1st Dose

55,35,60,174

2nd Dose

45,74,25,030

Age Group 45-59 years

1st Dose

20,25,71,402

2nd Dose

18,32,54,385

Over 60 years

1st Dose

12,66,16,352

2nd Dose

11,41,35,545

Precaution Dose

1,05,30,465

Precaution Dose

2,14,64,682

Total

1,80,60,93,107

 

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