India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Exceeds 180 Crore Mark: Health Ministry
Covid-19 vaccine doses (Representative image)In a positive development, the Union Health Ministry on Sunday (13 March) said that the COVID-19 vaccination coverage in India has crossed 180 crore mark.
"With the administration of more than 20.31 lakh Doses (20,31,275) vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 180.13 crore (1,80,13,23,547) as per provisional reports till 7 am today," the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
The ministry also informed that as many as 3,116 Covid-19 cases were recorded in the country in the last 24 hours.
Further, India’s active caseload is presently at 38,069, according to the ministry. The active cases constitute 0.09 per cent of the country's total positive cases, the ministry said.
Meanwhile, the weekly positivity rate in the country currently stands at 0.50 per cent and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 0.41 per cent.
In a separate statement, the ministry informed that over 182.65 crore (1,82,65,14,930) vaccine doses have been provided to the states and UTs so far through Government of India (free of cost channel) and through direct state procurement category.
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