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India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 186.51 Cr


Over 2.42Cr 1st dose vaccines administered for age group 12-14 years

India's Active caseload currently stands at11,558

1,150new cases reported in the last 24 hours

Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.76%

Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 0.27%

Posted On: 17 APR 2022 9:22AM by PIB Delhi

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 186.51 Cr (1,86,51,53,593) as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,27,22,442sessions.

COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 2.42 Cr (2,42,97,421) adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Similarly, the COVID-19 precaution dose administration for age group 18-59 years also started from 10th April, 2022 onwards. 1,44,161precaution doses have been administered so far.

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

 

Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage

HCWs

1st Dose

1,04,04,357

2nd Dose

1,00,08,264

Precaution Dose

45,98,643

FLWs

1st Dose

1,84,14,318

2nd Dose

1,75,25,900

Precaution Dose

71,39,054

Age Group 12-14 years

1st Dose

2,42,97,421

2nd Dose

1,65,229

Age Group 15-18 years

1st Dose

5,78,80,087

2nd Dose

4,04,26,386

Age Group 18-44 years

1st Dose

55,52,55,659

2nd Dose

47,26,85,209

Precaution Dose

32,399

Age Group 45-59 years

1st Dose

20,28,50,643

2nd Dose

18,67,88,104

Precaution Dose

1,11,762

Over 60 years

1st Dose

12,68,13,625

2nd Dose

11,63,50,843

Precaution Dose

1,34,05,690

Precaution Dose

2,52,87,548

Total

1,86,51,53,593

 

India’s Active Caseload currently stands at11,558.Active cases now constitute 0.03% of the country's total Positive Cases.

Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.76%. 954patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients (since the beginning of the pandemic) is now at 4,25,08,788.

 

1,150new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.

 

The last 24 hours saw a total of 3,65,118COVID-19tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 83.18Cr (83,18,43,406) cumulative tests.

There has been a sustained fall in the weekly Positivity Rate too. Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 0.27% and the Daily Positivity rate is also reported to be 0.31%.

 

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HFW/COVID States data/17thApril 2022/3


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