India COVID-19 Cases: India reported 98 new deaths in 24 hours.
At least 2,539 new COVID-19 cases recorded in India on Wednesday, taking the total number of infections to 4,30,01,477. While death count rose to 5,16,132 with 60 fresh Covid-related fatalities.
According to the health ministry, the active cases comprise 0.08 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate further improved to 98.72 per cent.
A reduction of 1,106 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours, it said.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,24,50,055 and the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.20 per cent, the ministry said.
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India Logs 2,539 New COVID-19 Cases, 60 Deaths In 24 Hours
80.80 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
India's Active caseload currently stands at 30,799
Active cases stand at 0.07%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.73%
4,491 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
4,24,54,546
2,539 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate (0.35%)
Weekly Positivity Rate (0.42%)
78.12 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 7,17,330 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Deaths reported in last 24 hours: 60
Kerala added 38 backlog deaths.
COVID-19: Delhi reports 144 fresh cases, 1 death
Delhi reported 144 COVID-19 cases and one fatality, while the positivity rate stood at 0.39 per cent, according to data shared by the health department on Thursday.
This data pertains to the cases reported on Tuesday as the Delhi government did not issue the health bulletin on Wednesday.
Including the latest reported cases, the national capital's case count increased to 18,63,345, while the death toll rose to 26,144, the health bulletin stated.
On first day, over 2 lakh kids administered vaccine doses
On the first day of vaccination for children, more than two lakh vaccine doses were administered with the first dose, said the Ministry of Health and family welfare in an official statement on Thursday.
On the first day, 2,60,136 children between the age group of 12-14 with the first dose of COVID -19 vaccines were administered.
Fourth Covid Shot Provides Little Benefit Against Omicron: StudyA fourth dose of existing mRNA Covid-19 vaccines may have only "marginal benefits" for younger, healthy adults, according to a new Israeli study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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