India on Wednesday recorded 9,062 fresh Covid-19 infections that took its tally to 4,42,86,256, while the number of active cases came down to 1,05,058, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll climbed to 5,27,134 with 36 new fatalities, including six reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. Stay with TOI for latest updates:Read Less
Covid-19: India reports 9,062 new cases and 36 deaths in last 24 hours
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India reports 36 deaths.
Daily positivity rate stands at 2.49%
India's daily active cases stand at 1,05,058.
Covid: India logs 15,220 recoveries in the last 24 hours.
India reports 9,062 fresh cases in last 24 hours.
Precaution dose available for free at Government Vaccination Centres for all eligible adult population till 30th September 2022.
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As on date, almost 12.4 crore booster doses have been administered.
He also asked states and UTs to widely publicise the availability of heterologous precaution dose of Corbevax vaccine and organise vaccination camps at public places such as railway stations, schools/colleges, and religious places to increase the uptake of precaution dose.
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Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya appealed to states and UTs on Tuesday to accelerate coverage of the precaution/booster dose of Covid vaccines by organising camps at public places under the Vaccination Amrit Mahotsav.
West Bengal reported 175 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, pushing the tally to 21,02,932
Chhattisgarh logs 285 new coronavirus cases, no death; active tally below 1,500
Rajasthan recorded 191 new Covid cases on Tuesday that pushed the infection tally to 13,02,114, while three more fatalities took the death toll to 9,596.
Mumbai on Tuesday reported 332 new coronavirus cases, the lowest daily count since early August, while two more patients succumbed to the infection in the city.
Gujarat on Tuesday reported 425 fresh Covid-19 cases, raising its overall tally to 12,66,168, while one more patient succumbed to the infection in the state