In a sign of relief, India on Tuesday saw the lowest daily rise in coronavirus cases since early February with 10,126 fresh infections in the past 24 hours, the lowest in 266 days, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
At the same time on the Covid-19 vaccination part, more than 74 crore adults have received the first dose so far, 35 crore people have got the second dose and total vaccinations stand at over 109 crore. Around 188 crore vaccine doses are ultimately needed for all adults.
“Availability of the vaccine is not an issue. We have even started exports. People will have to come forward to take the vaccine,” said an official from the Ministry. In the last 24 hours, 59,08,440 vaccine doses were administered. However, in the last few weeks, the pace of vaccination has slowed down.
He said that in the last 24 hours, a total of 322 deaths have also been reported, which increased the overall fatality toll to 4,61,389.
The recovery of 11,982 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients to 3,37,75,086. Consequently, the country's recovery rate stands at 98.25 per cent, the highest since March 2020.
The active caseload stands at 1,40,638, the lowest in 263 days. Active cases presently constitute 0.41 per cent of the country's total positive cases, the lowest since March 2020.
Also in the same period, a total of 10,85,848 tests were conducted across the country pushing their cumulative number to 61.72 crore.
Meanwhile, the weekly positivity rate at 1.25 per cent has remained less than 2 per cent for the past 46 days now.
The daily positivity rate stands at 0.93 per cent, which has also remained below 2 per cent for 36 days and less than 3 per cent for 71 consecutive days now.