Gujarat, Nov 25 (ANI): Medical staff collects the swab samples from people for COVID-19 testing at Clinic on Wheels 'Arogya Rath' in Surat on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): India reported 14,313 new COVID-19 cases and 181 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry Informed on Tuesday. Of these, Kerala reported 6,996 COVID-19 cases and 84 deaths in the last 24 hours.
According to the ministry, the cumulative COVID cases in the country stand at 3,39,85,920, while 4,50,963 people have succumbed to the infection so far. There are 2,14,900 active cases of COVID-19 in the country, the ministry said.
As many as 26,579 recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours taking the recovery tally to 3,33,20,057. The recovery rate in the country currently stands at 98.04 per cent, which is the highest since March 2020. The weekly positivity rate stands at 1.48 per cent, while the daily positivity rate is at 1.21 per cent.
Meanwhile, India conducted as many as 11,81,766 COVID-19 tests in the last 24 hours taking the total COVID tests conducted to 58,50,38,043.
95.89 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive that began earlier this year.
India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 95.89 crores
With the administration of 65,86,092 COVID-19 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 95.89 crores, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday.
As per provisional reports, till 7 am today, 95,89,78,049 vaccine doses have been administered so far through 93,66,392 sessions.
Of the total, 1,03,75,424 health care workers received the first dose and 90,36,583 second vaccine doses; 1,83,59,259 front line workers were administered the first dose and 1,53,98,857 vaccine doses given as the second dose to front line workers.
According to the health ministry, 38,68,20,261 vaccine doses were administered as the first dose and 10,40,73,546 vaccine doses were given as the second dose in the age group 18-44 years.
Also, in the age group of 45-59 years, 16,61,56,424 people have received the first dose and 8,38,76,362 have received the second dose whereas 10,48,69,202 vaccine doses were administered as first dose and 6,00,12,131 vaccine doses given as the second dose to the people over 60 years.
Meanwhile, 14,313 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, which is the lowest recorded daily new cases in 224 days.
The recovery of 26,579 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients to 3,33,20,057.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.04 per cent and it is currently at its highest peak since March 2020.
The active caseload is presently 2,14,900, which is the lowest in 212 days and it constitutes 0.63 per cent of the country’s total positive cases.
Also, the weekly positivity rate is at 1.48 per cent remained less than 3 per cent for the last 109 days now while the daily positivity rate reported to be 1.21 per cent.
The daily Positivity rate has remained below 3 per cent for the last 43 days and below 5 per cent for 126 consecutive days now.
The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of 11,81,766 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted 58,50,38,043 cumulative tests. (ANI)
