New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): India reported 37,379 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the daily positivity rate in the country to 3.24 percent, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. With this, the country’s COVID-19 case tally has risen to 3,48,08,886. According to Health Ministry, the country has so far reported 1,892 cases of Omicron of which 766 have been recovered.
Maharashtra accounts for the highest number of Omicron cases (568), followed by Delhi (382) and Kerala (185).
The Ministry informed that India’s active caseload presently is at 1,71,830, accounts for 1 percent of the country’s total cases, and is currently at 0.49 percent.
The weekly positivity rate is at 2.05 percent, while the daily positivity rate is at 3.24 percent. With the recovery of 11,007 patients in the last 24 hours, the cumulative tally of COVID recovered patients, since the beginning of the pandemic, now stands at 3,43,06,414. The current recovery rate is at 98.13 percent.
The country also reported 124 new fatalities in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 4,82,017. India conducted 11,54,302 COVID-19 tests in the last 24 hours, and so far the country has conducted 68,24,28,595 tests as per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) data.
India has administered a total of 146.70 crore vaccine doses so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive. The COVID vaccination drive began on January 16, 2021. Cumulatively, 1,46,70,18,464 people have been vaccinated so far in the country of which 99,27,797 were administered vaccines in the last 24 hours. (ANI)
Over 19.69 cr unutilized COVID-19 vaccine doses still available with States, UTs: Centre
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): The Central Government on Tuesday said that over 19.69 crore balance and unutilized COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the States and Union Territories (UTs).
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, “More than 152.96 crores (1,52,96,00,055) vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through free of cost channel and through direct state procurement category.” “More than 19.69 Cr (19,69,01,436) balance and unutilized COVID vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered,” it said.
The vaccination drive has been ramped up through the availability of more vaccines, advanced visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them and streamlining the vaccine supply chain. As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, the government has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID vaccines free of cost.
In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID-19 vaccination drive, the Central Government will procure and supply (free of cost) 75 percent of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs. (ANI)
