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On Thursday, India reported 21,566 fresh cases of coronavirus along with 45 new fatalities in the last 24 hours, as per the data updated by the Union Health Ministry. Comprising 0.34 percent of the total infections, the active caseload in the country stands at 1,48,881, said the ministry. The death toll has climbed to 5,25,870. 

The daily positivity rate and the weekly positivity rate stand at 4.25 percent and 4.51 percent respectively, said the ministry. With the recovery rate standing at 98.46 percent, the total tally of recoveries stands at 4,31,50,434, including 18,294 people recuperating from the deadly infection in the last 24 hours, said the ministry. 

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India crosses 200 crore mark in Covid-19 Jabs 

With vaccination doses crossing the 200 crore mark, PM Narendra Modi wrote a letter to all the vaccinators. He wrote, "The scale and speed that India imparted to the world's largest vaccination program have been spectacular and this has happened due to the efforts of people like you." 

Further, he wrote, "Our Covid-19 vaccination journey commenced on January 16, 2021, and on July 17, 2022, we achieved yet another milestone. It was a memorable day for the country as India surpassed the 200-crore vaccination mark. This is a landmark achievement in our battle against the Covid-19 pandemic." 

Gujarat 

In the last 24 hours, Gujarat reported 894 fresh Covid-19 cases pushing the total caseload to 12.54 lakhs, as per the health department. With no fresh fatality in the last 24 hours, the death toll remains unchanged at 10,954, said the department. 

Delhi 

On Wednesday, the national capital reported 686 fresh Covid-19 cases along with the positivity rate standing at 4.74 percent, as per the data updated by the city's health department. With no fresh fatality in the last 24 hours, the death toll remains unchanged at 26,296, said the bulletin.