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86 crore Indians vaccinated: Health Ministry

Updated on: 28 September,2021 08:12 AM IST  |  New Delhi
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Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 97.78 per cent. The recovery rate is currently at its highest peak since March 2020.

86 crore Indians vaccinated: Health Ministry

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India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage has crossed the 86-crore mark, the Union Health Ministry informed on Monday. “With the administration of 38,18,362 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage crossed the landmark of 86 (86,01,59,011) crores as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 84,07,679 sessions,” stated an official release. Of the total, 1,03,71,418 health care workers have received the first dose and 88,35,377 vaccine doses have been administered as the second dose to them.


As many as 1,83,49,453 frontline workers were administered the first dose and 1,48,33,709 were given as the second dose to them. “About 34,82,66,215 vaccine doses were administered as the first dose and 7,45,08,007 vaccine doses were given as the second dose in the age group of 18-44 years,” the ministry said. 26,041 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, the recovery of 29,621 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients since the beginning of the pandemic to 3,29,31,972. Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 97.78 per cent. The recovery rate is currently at its highest peak since March 2020.


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Rajasthan primary schools reopened from Monday on the directions issued by the state government. The schools have been closed for over a year owing to the pandemic. The students from Std I to V have been allowed to enter their classes on odd-even basis following the social distancing norms. The temperature of students will be checked before they enter into the classes.

3,36,78,786
Total no. of Coronavirus cases in India so far

4,47,194
Total no. of deaths due to the virus in India so far

2,99,620
Total no. of active cases in India

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