India added less than 13,000 fresh Covid-19 cases in a day at a time the government is struggling to convince people that the vaccines are safe.
India reported 12,689 new cases in the last 24 hours, according to the health ministry’s data as of 8 a.m. on Wednesday. That’s lower than the 13,320 patients who recovered from the virus in the same time period, taking active cases below 1.77 lakh. India had over 10 lakh live infections in mid-September.
The Health Ministry’s website also shows that a mere 5,671 people were vaccinated in the said 24 hours, highlighting the slow rate of inoculation in the country which launched the world’s largest immunization drive on Jan. 16. The nation has vaccinated more than 20 lakh frontline workers against the virus since.
A year has passed since India detected the first case of Covid-19 in Kerala. The virus since has infected over 1.06 crore people; 1.03 crore recovered (96.91%), while more than 1.53 lakh (1.44%) have succumbed to it.
Key Figures
- Total number of confirmed coronavirus cases: 1,06,89,527
- Active cases: 1,76,498
- Cured/discharged/migrated: 1,03,59,305
- Deaths: 1,53,724
- Number of fresh cases in the last 24 hours: 12,689
- One-day recoveries: 13,320
- One-day deaths: 137
Global Update
Governor Andrew Cuomo lifted restrictions in most hot spots across New York state, declaring an end to the post-holiday surge in cases and hospitalizations. New York City said it will receive 17,000 additional vaccine shots next week, after the Biden administration boosted deliveries.
In France, the government is delaying a decision on whether to lock down the country, amid concern more restrictions could spark social unrest, while U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is tightening border rules after his country became the first in Europe with 100,000 deaths.
Globally over 100.6 million people have contracted the virus so far while 2.1 million people have died of it.