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Coronavirus India Latest Updates: Over 31,000 New Cases, 282 Deaths Reported

Follow the latest updates on the Covid-19 pandemic in India here.

<div class="paragraphs"><p>People are given free food packets after receiving the Covid-19 Covishield vaccine. (Photographer: T. Narayan/Bloomberg)</p></div>
People are given free food packets after receiving the Covid-19 Covishield vaccine. (Photographer: T. Narayan/Bloomberg)

Door-To-Door Vaccinations Allowed In Select Cases

India will facilitate door-to-door vaccinations for differently-abled persons and those with restricted mobility—for whom reaching vaccination centers is not a possibility, said NITI Aayog member Dr. VK Paul.

An advisory has been issued for the same, he said during the health ministry's briefing on Covid-19. Vaccinations in such cases will be done under supervisions by a team at their homes by following specific guidelines, he added.

India's active Covid-19 case load continued to hover around the 3 lakh-mark as a third wave looms over the country's healthcare infrastructure.

As many as 31,923 people tested positive for the coronavirus in the last 24 hours according to the Health Ministry’s update as of 8 a.m. on Sept. 23.

Active cases, at 3.01 lakh, constitute 0.90% of the total tally, the lowest since March last year. India's recovery rate at 97.77%, is also the highest since then.

Key Coronavirus Data

  • Total confirmed cases: 3,35,31,498

  • Total number of active cases: 3,01,640

  • Total patients cured/discharged/migrated: 3,28,15,731

  • Total deaths: 4,46,050

  • Number of fresh cases in last 24 hours: 26,964

  • Number of recoveries in a day: 31,990

  • Deaths recorded in a day: 282

  • Total vaccine doses administered: 83,39,90,049

  • Doses administered in the last 24 hours: 71,38,205

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