India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 197.46 Cr (1,97,46,57,138) as per provisional reports till 7 am on Wednesday. This has been achieved through 2,56,78,429 sessions, official sources said.
As per the latest update by the Union Health Ministry, COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years, which started on March 16, 2022, has so far covered more than 3.65 crore (3,65,66,839) adolescents with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
Similarly, the COVID-19 precaution dose administration for age group 18-59 years that started on April 10, 2022, has covered 4,52,29,729 beneficiaries fo far.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.56%. A total of 11,574 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients (since the beginning of the pandemic) is now at 4,28,08,666.
Meanwhile, India's COVID-19 active caseload currently stands at 99,602, while the total confirmed caseload is 4,34,33,345 and the death toll reached 5,25,077.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 4,33,659 COVID-19 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 86.19 Cr (86,19,23,059) cumulative tests. Weekly positivity rate in the country currently stands at 3.30 per cent and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 3.35 per cent.
