Covid update: 14,306 new cases in the last 24 hours
The active caseload is currently at 1,67,695, which is the lowest in 239 days with a cumulative total of more than 3.41 crore cases.
India has reported 14,306 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The total recoveries across the country so far are 3,35,67,367. According to the health ministry’s data, 18,762 patients recovered during the last 24 hours. The active caseload is currently at 1,67,695, which is the lowest in 239 days with a cumulative total of more than 3.41 crore cases. The national recovery rate of Covid-19 has increased to 98.18%, which is the highest since March 2020 with 18,762 patients recovering during the last 24 hours till 8:00 am. The active cases account for less than 1% of total cases, currently at 0.49%.
The weekly positivity rate stood at 1.24%, less than 2% for the last 31 days. The daily positivity rate is 1.43%, less than 2% for the last 21 days
The testing capacity has also been substantially ramped up to 60.07 crore in the country.
India’s vaccination drive
Cumulative vaccine doses administered so far have reached 102.27 crore.
The new phase of universalisation of the vaccination programme commenced from June 21. Under the programme, the central government made inoculation free of cost for all adults. Vaccines were earlier free for people above 45 years of age.
According to the ministry, more than 70% of the deaths that have been reported are due to comorbidities.
WHO group to decide on Covaxin tomorrow
WHO’s technical advisory group will meet on October 26 to consider granting Emergency Use Listing (EUL) to Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin.
“WHO has been working closely with Bharat Biotech to complete the dossier,” WHO’s chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan had tweeted earlier.
“The technical advisory group will meet on Oct 26th to consider EUL for Covaxin,” she had said.