The active cases now comprise 5.57 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has decreased to 93.18 per cent. The daily positivity rate – the share of coronavirus tests that return positive and considered a key marker of the pandemic’s status – is slightly up from 17.22% to 17.78% while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 16.65 per cent.
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 161.81 crore doses with more than 61 lakh doses being administered on Saturday, the Health Ministry said. More than 79 lakh (79,78,438) booster doses for the identified categories of beneficiaries have been administered so far.
