India’s Active caseload declines to 14,704; less than 15,000 after 707 days
1,233 new cases reported in the last 24 hours
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 183.82 Cr
Over 1.50 Cr vaccine doses administered for age group 12-14 years
In a significant development, following a continuous downward trend, India’s Active Caseload today (14,704) has declined to less than 15,000 mark after 707 days. Active cases now constitute 0.03% of the country’s total Positive Cases. The caseload on 21st April 2020 was 14,759 Active Cases.
1,233 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours following a steady declining trend.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.75%. 1,876 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients (since beginning of the pandemic) is now at 4,24,87,410.
6,24,022 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours. India has so far conducted over 78.85 Cr (78,85,56,935) cumulative tests.
There has been a sustained fall in the weekly and daily Positivity Rates too. Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 0.25% and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 0.20%.
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 183.82 Cr (1,83,82,41,743) as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,19,19,610 sessions.
COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 1.50 Cr (1,50,55,291) adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today is as follows:
| Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage | ||
| HCWs | 1st Dose | 10403582 |
| 2nd Dose | 9998306 | |
| Precaution Dose | 4445103 | |
| FLWs | 1st Dose | 18413039 |
| 2nd Dose | 17506270 | |
| Precaution Dose | 6838374 | |
| Age Group 12-14 years | 1st Dose | 15055291 |
| Age Group 15-18 years | 1st Dose | 57027194 |
| 2nd Dose | 37729295 | |
| Age Group 18-44 years | 1st Dose | 554469705 |
| 2nd Dose | 464931719 | |
| Age Group 45-59 years | 1st Dose | 202722920 |
| 2nd Dose | 185097617 | |
| Over 60 years | 1st Dose | 126719220 |
| 2nd Dose | 115296186 | |
| Precaution Dose | 11587922 | |
| Precaution Dose | 2,28,71,399 | |
| Total | 1,83,82,41,743 | |