India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Exceeds 184.52 Cr

The ministry of health and family welfare on Saturday informed that India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 184.52 crore (1,84,52,44,856) mark through 2,20,93,346 sessions.

According to the ministry, Covid-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March 2022. 

So far, more than 1.81 crore (1,81,21,823) adolescents have been administered the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

A total of 1,260 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours. Following a continuous downward trend, India’s active caseload declined by 13,445 active cases now constituting 0.03 per cent of the country's total positive cases.

Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.76 per cent. About 1,404 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients is now at 4,24,92,326.

"The last 24 hours saw a total of 5,28,021 COVID-19 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 79.02 crore (79,02,98,979) cumulative tests," it said. 

The ministry said that there has been a sustained fall in the weekly and daily positivity rates too. The weekly positivity rate in the country currently stands at 0.23 per cent and the daily positivity rate is also reported to be 0.24 per cent.