New Delhi: India is witnessing a steep rise in COVID-19 cases. On Monday, the country logged 4,518 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, informed the Union Health Ministry.
The country had reported 4,270 COVID infections yesterday. With this, India’s daily tally of COVID-19 cases crossed the 4,000-mark for the second consecutive day. As the infections surge, the active COVID caseload in the country stands at 25,782, constituting of 0.06 per cent of India’s total positive cases.
In the last 24-hour, the country also recovered 2,779 recoveries. As of now, India’s recovery rate is currently at 98.73 per cent. India conducted 2,78,059 COVID-19 tests in the last 24 hours. The country has so far conducted 85.29 crore (85,29,01,546) total tests so far, as per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) data.
The country has administered more than 194.12 crore (1,94,12,87,000) vaccine doses so far under the nationwide vaccination drive. This has been achieved through 2,47,70,416 sessions.
India has also administered 3,66,62,905 precaution doses to all the beneficiaries so far.
COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years began on March 16, 2022. So far, more than 3.44 crore (3,44,48,902) adolescents have been administered the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court today called for strict action against those found violating rule to wear masks and hand hygiene norms at airports and in aircraft, observing that the COVID-19 pandemic has not abated and keeps springing up its ugly head.
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