Active cases have decreased by 97,907 in last 24 hours, taking the cumulative total to 13.03 lakh.Active cases have decreased by 97,907 in last 24 hours, taking the cumulative total to 13.03 lakh. 23.61 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive hit hard by shortages. The Supreme Court last week criticised centre’s vaccine policy as “irrational, arbitrary”.Recoveries continue to outnumber the daily new cases for the 26th consecutive day. The recovery rate stood at 94.29 per cent.
Number of positive cases identified per 100 – stood at 4.62 per cent. India has been reporting positivity rate below 10 per cent for 15 consecutive days now. In a national address on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that his government would take back control of the vaccination drive from the states and provide vaccines free of charge to all above 18 from June 21.
News Source : Business Standard
