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More than 87 lakh beneficiaries vaccinated against COVID-19

The Active Cases in the country are showing a consistent decline. India’s total Active Caseload has dropped to 1.36 lakh (1,36,872) today.

The present active caseload now consists of just 1.25% of India’s total Positive Cases.

More than 1.06 crore (1,06,33,025) people have recovered so far. 11,805 patients have recovered and got discharged in the last 24 hours. India’s Recovery Rate of 97.32% is amongst the highest in the world. The difference between the recovered and active cases has further increased to 1,04,96,153 today.

In another positive development, 31 States/UTs have reported Recovery Rate more than the national average. Daman & Diu & Dadra & Nagar Haveli have a recovery rate of 99.88%.

Seventeen States/UTs reported no deaths in the last 24 hours. These are Lakshadweep, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Chandigarh, J&K (UT), Meghalaya, Ladakh (UT), Manipur, Haryana, A&N Islands, Rajasthan, Nagaland, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh and D&D & D&N.

Also, 6 States/UTs have reported no new cases in the last 24 hours. These are Sikkim, Meghalaya, A&N Islands, Nagaland, Tripura and D&D & D&N.

As on February 16, 2021, till 8:00 AM, the cumulative number of healthcare and frontline workers vaccinated against COVID-19 in the country has surpassed 87 lakhs. The countrywide vaccination drive was launched by the Hon. Prime Minister on January 16, 2021.

87,20,822 beneficiaries have been vaccinated through 1,84,303 sessions, as per the provisional report till 8 am today. These include 61,07,120 HCWs (1st dose), 1,60,291 HCWs (2nd dose) and 24,53,411 FLWs (1^st dose).

S. No.	State/UT	Beneficiaries vaccinated
		1st Dose	2nd Dose	Total Doses
1	A & N Islands	3,847	182	4,029
2	Andhra Pradesh	3,61,814	14,630	3,76,444
3	Arunachal Pradesh	16,613	1,574	18,187
4	Assam	1,28,613	3,862	1,32,475
5	Bihar	4,95,717	13,309	5,09,026
6	Chandigarh	9,212	144	9,356
7	Chhattisgarh	2,82,031	5,193	2,87,224
8	Dadra & Nagar Haveli	3,061	45	3,106
9	Daman & Diu	1,258	30	1,288
10	Delhi	2,02,125	4,047	2,06,172
11	Goa	13,166	517	13,683
12	Gujarat	6,90,074	9,278	6,99,352
13	Haryana	2,01,007	3,977	2,04,984
14	Himachal Pradesh	82,400	1,894	84,294
15	Jammu & Kashmir	1,45,600	1,849	1,47,449
16	Jharkhand	2,17,610	4,137	2,21,747
17	Karnataka	5,00,491	11,985	5,12,476
18	Kerala	3,67,367	3,570	3,70,937
19	Ladakh	2,904	77	2,981
20	Lakshadweep	1,776	0	1,776
21	Madhya Pradesh	5,75,728	0	5,75,728
22	Maharashtra	7,08,276	4,857	7,13,133
23	Manipur	25,452	319	25,771
24	Meghalaya	16,053	170	16,223
25	Mizoram	12,330	227	12,557
26	Nagaland	11,601	341	11,942
27	Odisha	4,16,756	10,034	4,26,790
28	Puducherry	6,320	193	6,513
29	Punjab	1,06,797	1,057	1,07,854
30	Rajasthan	6,18,919	8,791	6,27,710
31	Sikkim	8,543	0	8,543
32	Tamil Nadu	2,64,283	4,936	2,69,219
33	Telangana	2,79,237	14,205	2,93,442
34	Tripura	73,814	1,491	75,305
35	Uttar Pradesh	9,16,568	18,394	9,34,962
36	Uttarakhand	1,15,281	1,421	1,16,702
37	West Bengal	5,45,299	9,821	5,55,120
38	Miscellaneous	1,32,588	3,734	1,36,322
	Total	85,60,531	1,60,291	87,20,822

As on Day-31 of the vaccination drive (February 15, 2021), a total of 4,35,527 beneficiaries were administered the vaccine. Out of which, 2,99,797 beneficiaries were vaccinated across 10,574 sessions for the first dose and 1,35,730 HCWs received the second dose of vaccine.

 9,121 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours.

80.54% of the new cases are from 5 States.

Maharashtra reported the highest daily new cases at 3,365. It is followed by Kerala with 2,884, while Tamil Nadu reported 455 new cases.

81 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.

Five States account for 70.37% of the new deaths.

Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties (23). Kerala follows with 13 daily deaths and Punjab has reported 10 new deaths.
 

 
 

Disclaimer: This information has been collected through secondary research and IBEF is not responsible for any errors in the same.