New Delhi: India added 16,464 fresh infections in the past 24 hours. The recovery rate at 98.48 per cent accounted for 16,112 recuperations in the last 24 hours taking the total recoveries to 4,33,65,890. The daily positivity rate stood at 6.01 per cent. The number of active cases stood at 1,43,989 accounting for 0.33 per cent of the total number of cases. The active cases reported an rise by 313 in the last 24 hours. However, the mortality rate stood at 1.20 per cent recorded 24 fatalities taking the cumulative death toll to 5,26,396.
With the administration of 8,34,167 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 204.34 crores according to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
According to the health ministry, more than 195.63 crore (1,95,63,07,825) vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt. of India (free of cost channel) and through direct state procurement category. More than 7.23 Cr (7,23,07,840) balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.