PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19

#Unite2FightCorona

#IndiaFightsCorona

PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU

MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

COVID-19 Update

India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage crosses the landmark of 53 Cr

More than 63 Lakh vaccine doses administered in last 24 hours

Recovery Rate currently at 97.45%

38,667 Daily New Cases reported in last 24 hours

India’s Active Caseload (3,87,673)presently constitute 1.21% of total cases

Daily Positivity Rate (1.73%) less than 3% for last 19 days

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed the landmark of 53 Cr. Cumulatively, 53,61,89,903vaccine doses have been administered through 60,88,437sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today. 63,80,937vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours.These include:

The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination has commenced from 21st June, 2021. The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country.

India’s recovery rate stands at 97.45%.

Out of the people infected since the beginning of the pandemic, 3,13,38,088 people have already recovered from COVID-19 and 35,743 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours.

India has reported 38,667daily new cases in the last 24 hours.

Less than 50,000 Daily New Cases have been reported since forty-eight consecutive days. This is a result of sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs.

India’s Active Caseload today stands at 3,87,673. Active cases now constitute only1.21% of the country’s total Positive Cases.

With substantially ramped up testing capacity across the country, a total of 22,29,798tests were conducted in the last 24 hours in the country. Cumulatively, India has conducted over 49.17 crore (49,17,00,577) tests so far.

While on one side testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate currently stands at 2.05% and the Daily Positivity rate stands at 1.73% today. Daily Positivity rate has remained below 3% forlast 19 days and below 5% for 68 consecutive days now.

Details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1745676

COVID-19 Vaccination Update

More than 55.73 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs

More than 2.85 Crore balance and unutilized doses still available with States/UTs and private hospitals to be administered

As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply (free of cost) 75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.

More than 55.73 crore (55,73,55,480) vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far, through all sources and a further 1,00,37,990 doses are in the pipeline.

Of this, the total consumption including wastages is 53,26,03,653 doses (as per data available at 8 AM today).

More than 2.85 Cr (2,85,43,781) balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs and private hospitals to be administered.

Details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1745684

Important Tweets

#IndiaFightsCorona:

📍More than 23.9 crore doses administered in first 54 days of the World’s Largest Free-For-All Vaccination Drive launched on June 21, 2021. (As on August 14, 2021)

➡️ But this fight isn’t over yet, strengthen the country’s endeavour by getting #Vaccinated pic.twitter.com/vDYNldlurF

— #IndiaFightsCorona (@COVIDNewsByMIB) August 14, 2021

#IndiaFightsCorona:#COVID19Vaccination Status (As on 14th August, 2021, 8:00 AM)

✅Total vaccine doses administered (so far): 53,61,89,903

✅Vaccine doses administered (in last 24 hours): 63,80,937#We4Vaccine #LargestVaccinationDrive@ICMRDELHI @DBTIndia pic.twitter.com/RPXmteewZy

— #IndiaFightsCorona (@COVIDNewsByMIB) August 14, 2021

#IndiaFightsCorona:

📍Daily New Cases vis-à-vis Daily Samples Tested (As on 14th August, 2021, Till 8:00 AM)

☑️#StaySafe and follow #COVIDAppropriateBehaviour #Unite2FightCorona #StayHomeStaySafe pic.twitter.com/jfcS6QgP3d

— #IndiaFightsCorona (@COVIDNewsByMIB) August 14, 2021

#CoronaVirusUpdates:

📍Total #COVID19 Cases in India (as on August 14th, 2021)

▶97.45% Cured/Discharged/Migrated (3,13,38,088)
▶1.21% Active cases (3,87,673)
▶1.34% Deaths (4,30,732)

Total COVID-19 confirmed cases = Cured/Discharged/Migrated+Active cases+Deaths#StaySafe pic.twitter.com/XaIjoXMO8r

— #IndiaFightsCorona (@COVIDNewsByMIB) August 14, 2021

#IndiaFightsCorona:

📍#𝑪𝑶𝑽𝑰𝑫19 𝑽𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑫𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒔: 𝑨𝒈𝒆-𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 (As on August 14th, 2021, till 09:00 AM)

✅ Above 60 years: 22.8%
✅ 45-60 years: 32.3%
✅ 18-44 years: 44.9%#We4Vaccine#LargestVaccinationDrive#Unite2FightCorona pic.twitter.com/H3kqeZDK4P

— #IndiaFightsCorona (@COVIDNewsByMIB) August 14, 2021

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