Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 157.20 Cr


More than 39 lakh Vaccine Doses administered in the last 24 hours

Recovery Rate currently at 94.27%

2,58,089 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours

8,209 Total Omicron cases detected so far; an increase of 6.02% since yesterday

India's Active Caseload currently stands at 16,56,341

Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 14.41%

Posted On: 17 JAN 2022 9:33AM by PIB Delhi

With the administration of more than 39 lakh Doses (39,46,348) vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 157.20 Cr (1,57,20,41,825) as per provisional reports till 7 am today.

This has been achieved through 1,68,75,217 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

1,03,90,286

2nd Dose

97,80,747

Precaution Dose

18,33,301

FLWs

1st Dose

1,83,88,988

2nd Dose

1,70,55,627

Precaution Dose

14,81,773

Age Group 15-18 years

1st Dose

3,45,32,745

Age Group 18-44 years

1st Dose

52,54,63,216

2nd Dose

36,93,05,100

Age Group 45-59 years

1st Dose

19,76,54,179

2nd Dose

16,10,58,648

Over 60 years

1st Dose

12,31,45,683

2nd Dose

10,08,18,423

Precaution Dose

11,33,109

Precaution Dose

44,48,183

Total

1,57,20,41,825

 

 

1,51,740 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients (since the beginning of the pandemic) is now at 3,52,37,461.

Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 94.27%.

 

 

2,58,089 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.

 

India’s Active Caseload is presently at 16,56,341. Active cases constitute 4.43% 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 13,13,444 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 70.37 Cr (70,37,62,282) cumulative tests.

While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 14.41% and the Daily Positivity rate also reported to be 19.65%.

 

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HFW/COVID States data/17th January2022/3


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