Case fatality rate further declines to 1.11%

India crosses 15 crore mark in cumulative vaccination coverage

GN Bureau | April 29, 2021


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Health minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan inspecting the addition of 500 Oxygenated Beds at the Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre & Hospital, in Chhatarpur, New Delhi on Saturday
Health minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan inspecting the addition of 500 Oxygenated Beds at the Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre & Hospital, in Chhatarpur, New Delhi on Saturday

The ferocious second wave showed no signs of halting as India reported 3,79,257 new cases Thursday, but the good news was that the case fatality rate declined to 1.11%, and the cumulative number of vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 15 crore.

Cumulatively, 15,00,20,648 vaccine doses have been administered through 22,07,065 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am Thursday. These include 93,67,520 HCWs who have taken the 1st dose and 61,47,918 HCWs who have taken the 2nd dose, 1,23,19,903 FLWs (1st dose), 66,12,789 FLWs (2nd dose), 5,14,99,834 1st dose beneficiaries and 98,92,380 2nd dose beneficiaries more than 60 years old and 5,10,24,886 (1st dose) and 31,55,418 (2nd dose) beneficiaries aged 45 to 60 years.

Ten states account for 67.18% of the cumulative doses given so far in the country.

More than 21 lakh vaccination doses were administered in the last 24 hours.

As on Day 103 of the vaccination drive (April 28), 21,93,281 vaccine doses were given, and 12,82,135 beneficiaries were vaccinated across 20,944 sessions for 1st dose and 9,11,146 beneficiaries received 2nd dose of vaccine.

India’s cumulative recoveries stand at 1,50,86,878. The National Recovery Rate is 82.10%, and 2,69,507 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours.

Ten states account for 78.07% of the new recoveries.

Among the 3,79,257 new cases registered in the 24 hours to Thursday morning, ten states – Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan – account for 72.20% of them.

Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 63,309. It is followed by Karnataka with 39,047 while Kerala reported 35,013 new cases.

India’s total active caseload has reached 30,84,814. It now comprises 16.79% of the country’s total positive cases. A net incline of 1,06,105 cases recorded from the total active caseload in the last 24 hours.

Eleven states cumulatively account for 78.26% of India’s total active cases. The National Mortality Rate has been falling and currently stands at 1.11%.

As many as 3,645 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. Ten states account for 78.71% of the new deaths. Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties (1,035). Delhi follows with 368 daily deaths.
Six states/UTs have not reported any COVID19 deaths in the last 24 hours. These are D&D & D&N, Ladakh (UT), Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh.
 

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