COVID-19 Update: India’s Vaccination Coverage Exceeds 108 Cr Mark
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, on Saturday, said that with the administration of 23,84,096 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 108.47 Cr (1,08,47,23,042) through 1,09,98,126 sessions.
The Health Ministry informed that a total of 13,204 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients to 3,37,63,104. India’s recovery rate stands at 98.24 per cent.
A total of 11,451 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The active caseload is presently at 1,42,826. Active cases presently constitute 0.42 per cent of the country's total positive cases, which is the lowest since March 2020.
"The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of 8,70,058 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 61.60 crore (61,60,71,949) cumulative tests," informed the Health Ministry.
The weekly positivity rate at 1.26 per cent remains less than 2 per cent for the last 45 days now. The daily positivity rate was reported to be 1.32 per cent which remained below 2 per cent for the last 35 days and below 3 per cent for 70 consecutive days now, the ministry said.
