Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 208.31 Cr


Over 3.97 Cr 1st dose vaccines administered for age group 12-14 years

India's Active caseload currently stands at 1,11,252

8,813 new cases reported in the last 24 hours

Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.56%

Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 4.79%

Posted On: 16 AUG 2022 9:38AM by PIB Delhi

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 208.31 Cr (2,08,31,24,694) as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,76,96,728 sessions.

COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 3.97 Cr (3,97,74,706) 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.

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

 

Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage

HCWs

1st Dose

10413088

2nd Dose

10098987

Precaution Dose

6564089

FLWs

1st Dose

18432934

2nd Dose

17685279

Precaution Dose

12751508

Age Group 12-14 years

1st Dose

39774706

2nd Dose

29178992

Age Group 15-18 years

1st Dose

61474348

2nd Dose

51775801

Age Group 18-44 years

1st Dose

560065392

2nd Dose

511077925

Precaution Dose

42032623

Age Group 45-59 years

1st Dose

203800686

2nd Dose

195830804

Precaution Dose

25548833

Over 60 years

1st Dose

127516770

2nd Dose

122395922

Precaution Dose

36706007

Precaution Dose

12,36,03,060

Total

2,08,31,24,694

 

India’s Active Caseload currently stands at 1,11,252. Active cases now constitute 0.25% of the country's total Positive Cases.

Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.56%. 15,040 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients (since the beginning of the pandemic) is now at 4,36,38,844.

 

15,040 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.

 

The last 24 hours saw a total of 2,12,129 COVID-19 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 88.06 Cr (88,06,92,503) cumulative tests.

Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 4.79% and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 4.15%.

 

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HFW/COVID States data/16 Aug 2022/3


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