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MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

COVID-19 Update

India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage surpasses 74.38Cr

Recovery Rate currently at 97.54%

27,254 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours

India's Active Caseload (3, 74, 269)is 1.13% of Total Cases

Weekly Positivity Rate (2.11%) less than 3% for last 80 days

With the administration of 53,38,945vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, country’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage surpassed the cumulative figure of 74.38Cr(74,38,37,643) as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 75,64,949sessions.

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

The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country.

The recovery of 37,687 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients (since the beginning of the pandemic) to 3, 24, 47, 032.

Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 97.54%.

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 78 consecutive days now.

27,254 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.

The Active Caseload is presently3, 74, 269. Active cases presently constitute 1.13% 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

12,08,247tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 54.30 Cr (54,30,14,076) cumulative tests.

While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate at 2.11% remains less than 3% for the last 80 days now. The Daily Positivity rate reported to be2.26%. The daily Positivity rate has remained below3% for last 14 days and below 5% for 97 consecutive days now.

Details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1754414

COVID-19 Vaccination Update

More than 72.70 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs

More than 4.90 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs with more than 8 Lakh doses in Pipeline

As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply (free of cost) 75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccinemanufacturers in the country to States and UTs.

More than 72.70 crore (72,70,48,325) vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt of India (free of cost channel) and through direct state procurement category.Further, more than8 Lakh doses (8,25,000) are in the pipeline.

More than 4.90Cr (4,90,36,525) balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.

Details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1754409

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