India Reports 28,204 New Cases In Last 24 Hours; More Than 52.56 Crore Vaccine Doses Provided To States/UTs

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National, Aug 10, 2021: The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.

As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply (free of cost) 75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.

 

 

VACCINE DOSES

 

(As on 10 August 2021)

 

SUPPLIED

 

52,56,35,710

 

IN PIPELINE

 

48,43,100

 

CONSUMPTION

 

51,09,58,562

 

BALANCE AVAILABLE

 

 

2,07,55,852

 

More than52.56 crore (52,56,35,710) vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far, through all sources and a further 48,43,100 doses are in the pipeline.

 

Of this, the total consumption including wastages is 51,09,58,562 doses (as per data available at 8 AM today).

 

More than 2.07 Cr (2,07,55,852) balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs and private hospitals to be administered.

India reports 28,204 new cases in last 24 hours; lowest in 147 days

India’s Active caseload currently 3,88,508; lowest in 139 days

Active cases constitute 1.21% of total cases; lowest since Mar 2020

Highest ever Recovery Rate achieved; currently at 97.45%

3,11,80,968 total recoveries across the country so far

41,511 patients recovered during last 24 hours

51.45 Cr. vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive

Weekly Positivity Rate remainsbelow 5%, currently at 2.36%

Daily positivity rate at 1.87%; less than 3% for last 15 days

Testing capacity substantially ramped up – 48.32 cr tests total conducted