India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 181.21 Cr (1,81,21,11,675) as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,13,75,059 sessions.
COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 17 lakh (17,36,464) adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Following a continuous downward trend, India’s Active Caseload has declined to 26,240 today, constituting 0.06% of the country’s total Positive Cases.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.74%. 3,196 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients (since the beginning of the pandemic) is now at 4,24,65,122.
1,761 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
➡️ 1,761 New Cases reported in last 24 hours. pic.twitter.com/fsrvvmlUci
— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) March 20, 2022
The last 24 hours saw a total of 4,31,973 COVID-19 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 78.26 Cr (78,26,60,658) 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 0.41% and the Daily Positivity rate is also reported to be 0.41%.
