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India’s COVID-19 vaccination program is off to a record breaking start. Till early morning on Tuesday, over 4.54 lakh people have received first dose of either of the two vaccines – Covishield or Covaxin. The updated statistics at the end of Day 4 of Vaccination is likely to show total number of vaccinations in excess of 5 lakhs.
The start of India’s vaccination exercise comes amidst a steady decline in active cases. India’s total active cases have fallen below 2 Lakh for the first time in 7 months. Daily number of deaths due to COVID-19 is less than 140, lowest in 8 months. Health Ministry has stated that only two states, Maharashtra and Kerala have an active case count above 50,000. Amidst the successful start, the concerns of vaccine hesitancy have come to the fore.
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India reported over 21,000 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, according to the official update on December 31. Active cases continued to slide with a fall of over 4,000 in a day. The recovery rate has risen to 96 percent.
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As many as 21,822 new COVID-19 cases were reported in India in the previous 24 hour-cycle, as per the health ministry’s update on December 31. India’s overall tally stands above 1.02 crore.
India reported 299 deaths (below the 300-mark for the sixth day) and 26,139 recoveries in 24 hours, the latest release shows. Active cases continued to drop, to 2,57,656 with a fall of 4,616 cases in a day.