Coronavirus India Updates: Active Cases Decline; Over 75 Lakh Vaccinated
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One-day deaths and active cases of coronavirus declined in the last 24 hours, a day after a marginal uptick, as the country makes progress in its inoculation drive.
India reported 87 casualties in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 1.55 lakh in the world’s second-worst infected country, according to the Health Ministry’s update as of 8 a.m. on Feb. 12, 2021.
India also reported 9,309 fresh Covid-19 cases, which is significantly lower than the 15,858 recoveries reported in the day. This led to a active infections falling below 1.4 lakh for the first time since June 11, 2020
Active cases have declined significantly after crossing 10 lakh mid-September. They account for a mere 1.31% of the total Covid-19 caseload. That’s lower than deaths which account for 1.43%.
Key figures:
- Total number of confirmed coronavirus cases: 1,08,80,603
- Active cases: 1,35,926
- Cured/discharged/migrated: 1,05,89,230
- Deaths: 1,55,447
- Number of fresh cases in last 24 hours: 9,309
- One-day recoveries: 15,858
- One-day deaths: 87
The number of healthcare and frontline workers vaccinated against Covid-19 has reached over 75 lakh after the nationwide inoculation drive began on Jan. 16. The health ministry said India is the fastest country to reach 60 lakh vaccinations, achieving it in just 24 days.
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