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Covid-19: 16,047 new cases reported in the last 24 hours

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New Delhi: Covid-19 Report: 16,047 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours. India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 207.03 Cr (2,07,03,71,204) as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,74,83,097 sessions.

COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 3.96 Cr (3,96,04,796) adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Similarly, the COVID-19 precaution dose administration for age group 18-59 years also started from 10th April, 2022 onwards.

India’s Active Caseload currently stands at 1,28,261. Active cases now constitute 0.29% of the country’s total Positive Cases.

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Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.52%. 19,539 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients (since the beginning of the pandemic) is now at 4,35,35,610.

The last 24 hours saw a total of 3,25,081 COVID-19tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 87.88 Cr (87,88,77,098) cumulative tests. Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 4.90% and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 4.94%.

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