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PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
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India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 178.90 Cr
More than 4.80 lakh Vaccine Doses administered in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.68%
4,362 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours
India’s Active Caseload currently stands at 54,118
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 0.73%
With the administration of more than 4.80 lakh Doses (4,80,144) vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 178.90 Cr (1,78,90,61,887) as per provisional reports till 7 am today.
This has been achieved through 2,07,51,079 sessions. The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
| HCWs | 1st Dose | 1,04,02,132 |
| 2nd Dose | 99,76,076 | |
| Precaution Dose | 42,46,421 | |
| FLWs | 1st Dose | 1,84,10,499 |
| 2nd Dose | 1,74,60,733 | |
| Precaution Dose | 63,89,301 | |
| Age Group 15-18 years | 1st Dose | 5,54,05,474 |
| 2nd Dose | 3,09,62,112 | |
| Age Group 18-44 years | 1st Dose | 55,26,01,749 |
| 2nd Dose | 44,98,37,567 | |
| Age Group 45-59 years | 1st Dose | 20,24,08,724 |
| 2nd Dose | 18,14,43,266 | |
| Over 60 years | 1st Dose | 12,65,14,228 |
| 2nd Dose | 11,29,95,122 | |
| Precaution Dose | 1,00,08,483 | |
| Precaution Dose | 2,06,44,205 | |
| Total | 1,78,90,61,887 | |
9,620 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients (since the beginning of the pandemic) is now at 4,23,98,095.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.68%.
4,362 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
India’s Active Caseload is presently at 54,118. Active cases constitute 0.13% of the country’s total Positive Cases.
The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of 6,12,926 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 77.34 Cr (77,34,37,172) cumulative tests.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 0.73% and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 0.71%.
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1803461
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 179.78 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 15.58 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance 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, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply (free of cost) 75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
| VACCINE DOSES |
(As on 7th March 2022) |
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SUPPLIED |
1,79,78,94,320 |
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BALANCE AVAILABLE |
15,58,42,276 |
More than 179.78 crore (1,79,78,94,320) 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 15.58 Cr (15,58,42,276) balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1803459
