With 43 lakh doses, India records highest single-day COVID-19 vaccination coverage

More than 43 lakh COVID19 vaccine doses were administered in a span 24 hours on April 5 the highest singleday coverage till now taking the total doses given in the country so far to 83110926 according to the Union Health MinistryAs on day80 of the vaccination drive April 5 a total 4300966 vaccine doses have been given out of which 3900505 beneficiaries were vaccinated across 48095 sessions for 1st dose while 400461 beneficiaries received the 2nd dose according to the data updated at 7 amThis is the highest single day vaccination coverage in the country so far the ministry saidIn another significant development the cumulative number of COVID19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 831 crore The first dose vaccinations have also exceeded the landmark figure of 7 crore 72277309 doses the ministry saidCumulatively 83110926 vaccine doses have been administered through 1283816 sessions as per the provisional report till 7 am These include 8960061 healthcare workers HCWs who have taken the 1st dose and 5371162 HCWs who have taken the 2nd dose 9728713 FLWs who have received the 1st dose and 4264691 FLWs who have taken the 2nd doseBesides 34106071 and 812237 beneficiaries more than 60 years old have been administered the 1st and 2nd dose respectively while 19482464 and 385527 beneficiaries aged 45 and above received the 1st and 2nd doses respectively according to the ministryOf the total 83110926 jabs given in the country Maharashtra has so far given the highest with 8127248 number of doses followed by Gujarat at 7689507 Rajasthan at 7299305 Uttar Pradesh at 7198372 and West Bengal at 6541370 doses the data statedThe total COVID219 tests conducted in the country has crossed the 25crore mark and the cumulative positivity rate has marginally increased to 507 per cent the ministry saidIndias daily new cases continue to rise with a total of 96982 cases registered in a span of 24 hoursEight states including Maharashtra Chhattisgarh Karnataka Uttar Pradesh Tamil Nadu Delhi Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat have shown a steep rise in the COVID daily new cases accounting for 8004 per cent of the new cases reported in a span of 24 hours the ministry highlightedMaharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 47288 It is followed by Chhattisgarh with 7302 while Karnataka reported 5279 new casesIndias total active caseload has reached 788223 and now comprises 621 per cent of the countrys total infections A net increase of 46393 cases recorded in the total active caseload in a span of 24 hoursMaharashtra alone accounts for nearly 5742 per cent of the total active caseload of the country the ministry underlinedTwelve states Maharashtra Chhattisgarh Punjab Karnataka Delhi Tamil Nadu Madhya Pradesh Gujarat Haryana Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh and Kerala are displaying an upward trajectory in daily new cases the ministry saidIndias cumulative recoveries have surged to 11732279 with 50143 recoveries being registered in a dayBesides 446 deaths were reported in a span of 24 hoursEight states account for 8094 per cent of the new deaths the ministry said adding Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties 155 Punjab follows with 72 daily deathsThirteen sates and UTs have not reported any COVID19 deaths in a span of 24 hours These are Odisha Assam Puducherry Ladakh UT DampD amp DampN Nagaland Meghalaya Manipur Tripura Lakshadweep Mizoram Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Arunachal PradeshThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever