On Thursday, India has reported 2,86,384 fresh COVID-19 cases along with 573 deaths and 3,06,357 recoveries in the last 24 hours, as per the health ministry’s data. With this the active caseload in the country has reached to 4,03,71,500 and death toll due to the infection has reached to 4,91,700, said the ministry. 

The active cases now comprise 5.46 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has decreased to 93.33 per cent. The daily positivity rate is up from 16.10% to 19.59% while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 17.75 per cent.

Vaccination coverage 

India's vaccination coverage against Covid-19 has crossed 163.84 crore administered doses. At least 72 per cent of India's adult population is fully vaccinated whereas around 52 per cent of children in the 15-18 years old age group have been inoculated with the first dose of Covid vaccine.