As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In addition, the Govt. of India has also been facilitating direct procurement of vaccines by the States/UTs. Vaccination is an integral pillar of the comprehensive strategy of Government of India for containment and management of the pandemic, along with Test, Track, Treat and COVID Appropriate Behaviour.
Implementation of the Liberalized and Accelerated Phase-3 Strategy of Covid-19 Vaccination has started from 1st May 2021.
Under the Strategy, in every month 50% of the total Central Drugs Laboratory (CDL) cleared vaccine doses of any manufacturer would be procured by Govt. of India. It would continue to make these doses available to the State Govts totally free of cost as was being done earlier.
Government of India has so far provided, both through the free of cost category and through direct state procurement category, more than 23 crore vaccine doses (23,18,36,510) to States/UTs.
Of this, the total consumption, including wastages is 21,51,48,659 doses (as per data available at 8 AM today).
More than 1.57 crore COVID Vaccine doses (1,57,74,331) are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
COVID-19 UPDATE
India reports lowest Daily New Cases of 1.27 Lakh in 54 days; declining trend in new cases maintained.
India’s Active Caseload further declines to 18,95,520. Below 20 lakhs after 43 days.
Active Cases decrease by 1,30,572 in last 24 hours.
2,59,47,629 Total Recoveries across the country so far.
2,55,287 patients recovered during last 24 hours.
Recoveries continue to outnumber Daily New Cases for 19 successive days.
Recovery Rate continues to increase, at 92.09% today.
Weekly Positivity Rate currently pegged at 8.64%.
Daily Positivity Rate dips to 6.62%, less than 10% for 8Â consecutive days.
Testing capacity substantially ramped up- 34.67cr tests total conducted.
21.6 Cr. Vaccine Doses administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive.
