India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Exceeds 186.22 Cr

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday said that India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 186.22 crore (1,86,22,76,304) through 2,26,31,632 sessions.

According to the ministry, so far, more than 2.36 crore (2,36,92,551) adolescents have been administered the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. Similarly, 62,683 precaution doses have been administered so far.

"Following a continuous downward trend, India’s active caseload declines to today 11,058 Active cases now constitute 0.03 per cent of the country's total positive cases," said the ministry. 

India’s recovery rate stands at 98.76 per cent. 818 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients (since the beginning of the pandemic) is now at 4,25,06,228.

Also, a total of 1,007 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours. The last 24 hours saw a total of 4,34,877 Covid-19 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 83.08 crore (83,08,10,157) cumulative tests.

Meanwhile, the weekly positivity rate in the country currently stands at 0.25 per cent and the daily positivity rate is also reported to be 0.23 per cent.