Categories: Health

30 lakh Indians vaccinated in last 24 hours

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<strong>The cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in India reached almost 12 crore on Saturday with over 30 lakh people vaccinated in the last 24 hours as part of the world’s largest vaccination drive.</strong></div>
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Cumulatively, 11,99,37,641 vaccine doses have been administered through 17,37,539 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am Saturday. These include 91,05,429 Health Care Workers (HCWs) who have taken the 1st dose and 56,70,818 HCWs who have taken the 2nd dose, 1,11,44,069 Front Line Workers (FLWs, 1st dose), 54,08,572 FLWs (2nd dose), 4,49,35,011 1st dose beneficiaries and 34,88,257 2nd dose beneficiaries more than 60 years old and 3,92,23,975 (1st dose) and 9,61,510 (2nd dose) beneficiaries aged 45 to 60 years.</div>
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Eight states account for 59.56% of the total doses given so far in the country.</div>
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As on Day-91 of the vaccination drive (April 16), 30,04,544 vaccine doses were given. 22,96,008 beneficiaries were vaccinated across 37,817 sessions for 1st dose and 7,08,536 beneficiaries received 2nd dose of vaccine.</div>
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India’s daily new cases continue to rise. 2,34,692 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours.</div>
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Ten States including Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan report 79.32% of the new cases.</div>
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Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 63,729. It is followed by Uttar Pradesh with 27,360 while Delhi reported 19,486 new cases.</div>
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India’s total Active Caseload has reached 16,79,740. It now comprises 11.56% of the country's total Positive Cases. A net incline of 1,09,997 cases recorded from the total active caseload in the last 24 hours.</div>
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The five States of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala cumulatively account for 65.02% of India’s total Active Cases. Maharashtra alone accounts for 38.09% of the total active caseload of the country.</div>
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India’s cumulative recoveries stand at 1,26,71,220 today. The National Recovery Rate is 87.23%.</div>
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1,23,354 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours while 1,341 deaths were reported in the same period.</div>
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Ten States account for 85.83% of the new deaths. Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties (398). Delhi follows with 141 daily deaths.</div>
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Nine States/UTs have not reported any Covid-19 deaths in the last 24 hours. These are Ladakh (UT), D&D & D&N, Tripura, Sikkim, Mizoram, Manipur, Lakshadweep, A&N Islands and Arunachal Pradesh.</div>

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