India ranks fifth in world in terms of COVID-19 vaccine doses given: Health Ministry

Women police personnel wait in a queue to get the first shot of COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre at Civil Hospital, in Ahmedabad, on Sunday. Pic/PTI

India is at the fifth position globally in terms of the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered within the country, while the total active cases have dropped to 1.68 lakh comprising just 1.57 per cent of the total cases, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday. As of January 29, the country ranked fifth worldwide in terms of vaccine doses administered, the ministry said.

Elaborating on the active cases, the ministry said that 31 states and UTs have less than 5,000 active cases. Andaman and Nicobar Islands reported four active cases followed by Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli with six active cases. It said 79.69 per cent of the total COVID-19 active cases are constituted in five states and UTs. "Two states alone, Kerala and Maharashtra cumulatively account for a bulk (69.41 per cent) of India's total active cases," the ministry underlined. India's cumulative recoveries have surged to 1.04,23,125.

Since the last 24 days, daily recoveries have consistently exceeded daily new cases. A total of 13,052 new daily cases have been recorded in a span of 24 hours whereas 13,965 patients have recovered during the same period.

‘Theatres to operate at 100% occupancy'
Cinema halls across the country will be permitted to operate at full capacity from February 1 with adherence to COVID-19 safety protocols, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Prakash Javadekar announced on Sunday. Adequate physical distancing, mandatory face masks and sanitisation of auditorium after every screening are among the latest SOPs issued by the ministry on Sunday.

1,07,46,183
Total number of cases in the country as of today

1,54,274
Total no. of deaths due to the virus in India

1,04,23,125
Patients recovered and discharged in India as of today