The daily positivity rate stands at 0.24 percent
The COVID - 19 situation in India is currently under control and is seeing a sharp decline in the daily cases, experts have sounded an alarm about a possible fourth wave.
India recorded 1,685 new cases of the coronavirus, along with 83 deaths due to the virus in the last 24 hours. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 78, 56, 44,224 samples have been tested up to March 24 for COVID - 19. Of these 6, 91,425 samples were tested on Thursday.
The country saw a total of 2,499 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 98.75 per cent and total recoveries data reached to 4,24,78,087, According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on today.
The daily positivity rates stands at 0.24 percent. The Weekly positivity rate in the country has been recorded at 0.33 per cent, according to the ministry.
Meanwhile, Delhi on Thursday reported 111 fresh COVID - 19 cases, and one death, according to data released by the city's health department.
The latest figures show India has given 182.51 crore doses of vaccines since it begin the world's largest COVID vaccination drive. A total of 1,82,55,75,126 vaccines have been administered in the country so far. In the vaccine drive for children aged 12-14, which began last week, over 88 lakh doses of Corbevax - the only vaccine available for this age group now have been administered.
Meanwhile, Novovax on Tuesday announced that it has received the first emergency use authorization nod for its COVID - 19 vaccine for adolescents in the age group of 12-18 years in India.
The US continues to be the worst - hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 79,888,564 and 975,838, according to the CSSE. India accounts for the second highest caseload at 43,014,687.
A reduction of 897 cases has been recorded in the active covid 19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
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