Out of this, over 2.71 lakh are active while over 1.10 crore people have recovered. With 154 news deaths, the death toll is now at over 1.59 lakh. Over 3.39 crore people have been vaccinated till now.
The Centre, while monitoring the vaccination drive across the country, has identified inadequate training of vaccinations. In drawing vaccine from multi-dose vials and lack of detailed planning at sites.
Maharashtra, at the centre of India’s covid resurgence, registered 25,833 fresh cases of Covid-19, crossing its highest peak of daily cases recorded last year.
The highest number of novel coronavirus cases registered in the state was 24,886 on September 11. While Maharashtra reported 58 fatalities, it recorded 12,764 recoveries on Thursday.
With Punjab witnessing a second wave of novel coronavirus infections, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Thursday extended by two hours the night curfew in the state’s nine worst-affected districts and warned that he won’t “go easy on people” if they don’t follow Covid appropriate behaviour.
Meanwhile, India has conducted more than 23 crore Covid-19 tests in which the cumulative positivity rate stands at 4.93 per cent, according to the Ministry of Health.
The daily positivity rate stands at 3.37 per cent. The health ministry also said the country is very close to immunising 4 crore people.
Maharashtra ranks second in COVID-19 vaccination in-country
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Thursday said the state is at the second position in COVID-19 vaccination.
The state has ranked second at the national level in COVID-19 vaccination. Rajasthan is ahead of us,’ he said in a tweet. The state is also low on vaccine going to waste. It is six per cent in Maharashtra as against some states in the country where the figure is as high as 20 per cent. We are trying to achieve zero wastage of vaccines and steps are being taken in this direction,’ Tope said.