India third on list of countries with highest cumulative vaccination numbers: Health ministry
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The every day COVID-19 positivity fee has additionally seen a relentless decline within the final seven days.
India is third globally, after the U.S. and the U.K., in highest cumulative vaccination numbers, the Union well being ministry stated on Thursday.
Till 8.00a.m. on Thursday, the cumulative vaccination protection of healthcare staff (HCWs) and frontline staff (FLWs) in opposition to COVID-19 within the nation has crossed 94 lakh, the ministry stated.
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The every day COVID-19 positivity fee has additionally seen a relentless decline within the final seven days. From 1.89% on February 1, it has dropped to 1.69% on Thursday, it stated.
A complete of 94,22,228 vaccine doses have been given to beneficiaries via 1,99,305 periods until 8.00a.m. on February 18, as per the provisional report.
These embrace 61,96,641 HCWs (first dose), 3,69,167 HCWs (second dose) and 28,56,420 FLWs (first dose).
The administration of the second dose of COVID-19 vaccination began on February 13 for these beneficiaries who had accomplished 28 days after receipt of the primary dose.
The vaccination of the FLWs began from February 2.
As on day 33 (February 18) of the vaccination drive, a complete of 4,22,998 vaccine doses got throughout 7,932 periods.
Of which, 3,30,208 beneficiaries have been vaccinated for the primary dose and 92,790 acquired the second dose.
The ministry stated 58.20% of those that have acquired the second dose are concentrated in seven states whereas Karnataka alone accounts for 14.74% (54,397 doses).
India’s cumulative recoveries have surged to 1.06 crore (1,06,56,845) on Thursday, the ministry stated. “Rising recoveries along with contained daily deaths have ensured a sustained fall in the COVID-19 active caseload,” the ministry underlined.
India’s current lively instances (1,37,342) represent simply 1.25% of the whole infections with 11,987 sufferers having recuperated in a span of 24 hours, it stated.
The distribution of new instances depicts a constructive image. Only two states have registered greater than 1,000 new instances throughout the interval, it stated.
Sixteen states and UTs haven’t reported any COVID-19 deaths within the final 24 hours, it stated.
These are Delhi, Odisha, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Ladakh, Nagaland, Mizoram, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Tripura, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Arunachal Pradesh. In a span of 24 hours, just one State has recorded greater than 20 deaths, the ministry stated.
Kerala and Maharashtra account for 75% of the brand new instances, 72% of new recovered instances and 55% of new deaths, it stated.
According to the ministry, 85.14% of the brand new recovered instances are concentrated in six states.
At 4,932, Kerala has reported the utmost quantity of single day recoveries whereas 3,853 individuals recovered in Maharashtra adopted by Karnataka (537).
A complete 12,881 new every day instances have been recorded in a span of 24 hours.
The ministry stated 86.61% of the brand new instances are from six states.
Kerala continues to report the highest every day new instances at 4,892 adopted by Maharashtra (4,787), whereas Tamil Nadu reported 454 new instances.
Meanwhile, 101 fatalities have been recorded within the final 24 hours, officers stated, including that 5 States account for 76.24% of the brand new deaths, it stated.
Maharashtra noticed the utmost casualties (40) adopted by Kerala (16) and Punjab (10), it stated.
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