India reported 12,286 fresh Covid-19 cases on Tuesday and the tally has climbed to 1,11,24,527 while the number of recoveries has surged to 1,07,98,921. The death count has gone up to 1,57,248 in the country with 91 more fatalities reported in the last 24 hours.
Over 1.48 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered so far in the country, as per the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday. Giving out details of the second phase of the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive for age-appropriate population groups that started yesterday, Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said: “More than 1.48 crores doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been administered till 1 pm today. Out of this, 2.08 lakh doses have been given to people who are 45 years to 59 years of age with comorbidities and people with above 60 years of age.” Although certain states in the country have seen a surge in the number of active cases, the recovered cases are more than 97% and active cases are still less than 2%, he added.
Delhi recorded no new coronavirus-related fatality on Tuesday. A total of 217 new cases pushed the infection tally to 6,39,681. The positivity rate fell from 0.44% to 0.33%.
Maharashtra reported 6,397 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the cumulative caseload to 21,61,467. The state saw 30 fatalities in the last 24 hours, pushing the overall death toll to 52,184. Senior citizens were administered the vaccine in the second phase.
Puducherry clocked 29 new coronavirus cases raising the aggregate to 39,763. There was no new fatality and the toll remained 669.
Gujarat reported 454 fresh Covid-19 positive cases, taking the count of infections to 2,70,770. There was no new fatality.
Arunachal Pradesh reported a new case of Covid-19 after remaining coronavirus-free for two consecutive days. The tally rose to 16,837 while 16,780 patients have recovered from the disease. A total of 56 people have so far died due to the contagion. The recovery rate and positivity rate stand at 99.66% and 0.005%, respectively.
Jammu and Kashmir recorded 85 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the tally to 1,26,589. There was no new death. Odisha’s caseload mounted to 3,37,351 as 74 more people tested positive for the infection while one new fatality pushed the death toll to 1,917. WITH AGENCY INPUTS