India has achieved a new milestone in its Covid-19 vaccination drive. More than 3 crore youngsters between 15-18 of age group are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in the country, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday.
“What a great feat by our young warriors! Over 3 crore youngsters between the 15-18 age group are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Young India is taking the world’s largest vaccination drive to the next level!” Mandaviya said in a tweet.
Meanwhile, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 178.55 crore as on Saturday with the administration of more than 24.62 lakh doses in the last 24 hours. This has been achieved through 2,06,52,074 sessions.
With 5,921 fresh coronavirus cases, India on Saturday saw the lowest daily surge in nearly two months. The overall caseload stands at 4,29,57,477, the second-highest in the world after the United States. In the last 24 hours, 289 deaths linked to Covid were reported. A total of 5,14,878 people in India have died since the start of the pandemic. The number of active Covid-19 cases in India stands at 63,878, the health ministry has said. Currently, the active case comprises 0.15 per cent of the total cases.
A drop of 6,019 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The daily positivity rate has fallen to 0.63 per cent, while the fatality rate is at 1.20 per cent, the Ministry data also showed. The weekly positivity rate is at 0.84 per cent.