Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 179.13 Cr
More than 21.34 lakh Vaccine Doses administered in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.68%
3,993 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours
India’s Active Caseload currently stands at 49,948
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 0.68%
Posted On:
08 MAR 2022 9:26AM by PIB Delhi
With the administration of more than 21.34 lakh Doses (21,34,463) vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 179.13 Cr (1,79,13,41,295) as per provisional reports till 7 am today.
This has been achieved through 2,08,07,099 sessions. The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,04,02,230
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2nd Dose
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99,77,592
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Precaution Dose
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42,58,154
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,84,10,719
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2nd Dose
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1,74,63,730
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Precaution Dose
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64,26,046
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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5,54,96,520
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2nd Dose
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3,15,16,231
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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55,27,40,302
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2nd Dose
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45,08,05,644
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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20,24,31,362
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2nd Dose
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18,16,66,469
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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12,65,28,642
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2nd Dose
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11,31,35,305
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Precaution Dose
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1,00,82,349
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Precaution Dose
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2,07,66,549
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Total
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1,79,13,41,295
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8,055 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients (since the beginning of the pandemic) is now at 4,24,06,150.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.68%.
3,993 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
India’s Active Caseload is presently at 49,948. Active cases constitute 0.12% of the country’s total Positive Cases.
The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of 8,73,395 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 77.43 Cr (77,43,10,567) cumulative tests.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 0.68% and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 0.46%.
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HFW/COVID States data/8thMarch2022/3
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