National Covid-19 recovery rate stands at 97.18 per cent

New Delhi: India’s cumulative COVID Vaccination Coverage has exceeded 36.45 crore mark. As per the 7 PM provisional report yesterday, the cumulative figure of vaccination stands at 36,45,69,414. 

The Union Health Ministry in a statement said that the new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June and more than 31 lakh vaccine doses have been administered till yesterday. It said, over 14 lakh vaccine doses were administered as first dose and more than one lakh 35 thousand vaccine doses given as second dose in the age group of 18 to 44 years yesterday. 

Cumulatively, over 10.62 crore persons in the age group 18 to 44 years across 37 States and Union Territories have received their first dose and more than 31.88 lakh have received their second dose



since the start of Phase-3 of the vaccination drive. 

Eight States -Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra have administered more than 50 lakh first dose of COVID-19 Vaccine in the age group 18 to 44 years. Also, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Jharkhand, Kerala, Telangana, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Uttarakhand and West Bengal have vaccinated more than 10 lakh beneficiaries of this  age group for the first dose of COVID vaccine.

The COVID-19 recovery rate in the country stands at 97.18 per cent. More than 47,000 patients recovered during the last 24 hours. Till now, more than 2,97,99,000 people have recovered from COVID-19.