New Delhi, Jan 26: A total of 4,08,305 more people were vaccinated in 7,764 sessions in the last 24 hours across the country, taking the total number of such beneficiaries to 20,23,809 in 36,378 sessions, Union Health Ministry informed on Tuesday.
A total of 19,50,183 beneficiaries were inoculated in 35,785 sessions till 7.10 pm on Monday, including 3,34,679 in 7,171 sessions during the day, the ministry said.
A total of 348 adverse events following immunisation (AEFIs) were reported till 7.10 pm on the 10th day of the vaccination drive.
“The countrywide COVID-19 vaccination programme was conducted successfully on the 10th day in the states and Union territories,” the ministry said.
The total number of beneficiaries vaccinated till 7.10 pm on Monday since the drive was rolled out includes 2,30,119 in Karnataka, 1,55,453 in Andhra Pradesh, 1,21,615 in West Bengal, 91,110 in Gujarat, 88,200 in Bihar, 71,976 in Kerala, 68,916 in Tamil Nadu, 56,586 in Madhya Pradesh and 33,219 in Delhi, according to the provisional report.
Meanwhile, India recorded 9,102 new cases, the lowest in the eight months, pushing the country’s COVID-19 tally to 1,06,76,838.
Besides, the country also recorded 117 fatalities in the last 24 hours, lowest in 8 months and 9 days, taking the total number of deaths to 1,53,587.
A total of 15,901 patients recovered during the past 24 hours, raising the total number of recoveries in the country to 1,03,45,985.
The country has conducted a total of 19,30,62,694 tests so far. Of these, 7,25,577 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
Active cases now 1.66 per cent of cumulative positive cases, the Ministry added. In number, India has 1,77,266 active cases.
India’s cases per million population is also amongst the lowest in the world (7,736).
Active cases per million population is lowest in the world (128). Germany, Russia, Brazil, Italy, UK and USA have much higher cases per million population.
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