India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 180.97 Cr
More than 9 lakh vaccine doses administered for age group 12-14 years
India's Active caseload declines to 29,181 today; stands at 0.07% of India’s total Positive Cases
2,528 new cases reported in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.73%
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 0.40%
Posted On: 18 MAR 2022 9:11AM by PIB Delhi
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 180.97Cr (1,80,97,94,588) as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,12,97,331sessions.
COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 9 lakh (9,04,700) 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 include:
Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
HCWs
1st Dose
1,04,02,944
2nd Dose
99,89,099
Precaution Dose
43,48,895
FLWs
1st Dose
1,84,11,999
2nd Dose
1,74,85,980
Precaution Dose
66,38,099
Age Group 12-14 years
1st Dose
9,04,700
Age Group 15-18 years
1st Dose
5,61,52,073
2nd Dose
3,52,82,337
Age Group 18-44 years
1st Dose
55,36,93,457
2nd Dose
45,87,11,316
Age Group 45-59 years
1st Dose
20,25,92,884
2nd Dose
18,35,69,127
Over 60 years
1st Dose
12,66,31,067
2nd Dose
11,43,36,409
Precaution Dose
1,06,44,202
Precaution Dose
2,16,31,196
Total
1,80,97,94,588
Following a continuous downward trend, India’s Active Caseload has further declined to 29,181today, constituting0.07% of the country's total Positive Cases.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.73%.3,997patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients (since the beginning of the pandemic) is now at 4,24,58,543.
2,528new caseswere reported in the last 24 hours.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 6,33,867COVID-19tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 78.18 Cr (78,18,58,171) 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 0.40% and the Daily Positivity rate isalso reported to be 0.40%.