According to the Union ministry of health and family welfare on Friday, India recorded 41,649 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 31,613,993, and the death toll to 4,23,810, with 593 daily fatalities.
According to data released by the health ministry at 8 a.m., active cases of Covid-19 increased to 4,08,920 in the same time period. It stated that the national Covid-19 recovery rate had improved to 1.29 percent. The number of people who have recovered from the disease has risen to 3,07,81,263, with a case fatality rate of 1.34 percent, according to the report.
For observation, the Centre has dispatched a six-member expert team to Kerala, which has seen an increase in Covid-19 cases. Over the course of 24 hours, Kerala reported 20,772 new Covid-9 cases, 14,651 recoveries, and 116 deaths.
“There are many concerns, rise in positivity rate is one. Cases are declining everywhere and transmission is continuing in Kerala. Let us discuss this with the state. It is a comprehensive situation, let us see how things unfold,” said Dr SK Singh, director of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) who is a part of the central team, according to news agency PTI.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has stated that the state has the capacity to administer the Covid-19 vaccine to one crore people every month and that the state will request more vaccines from the federal government.
So far, 45,60,33,754 Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered, according to the health ministry.
On June 21, a new phase of Covid-19 vaccination universalization began. Because more vaccines are now available, the vaccination campaign has been stepped up. The federal government has been assisting states and union territories by providing them with free Covid-19 vaccines.
