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India has registered 41,383 new covid infection cases in the last 24 hours, daily positivity rate remained less than 3% for 31 consecutive days. With the new cases reported in the last 24 hours, as many as 3,12,57,720 cases have been reported in the country so far, Union Health Ministry informed on Thursday. 

In the last 24 hours, 38,652 recoveries were witnessed, taking the number to 3,04,29,339 so far. Currently, there are 4,09,394 active cases in India. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), "a total of 44,91,93,273 samples have been tested up to July 20, out of which, 18,52,140 samples were tested yesterday." The Union Health Ministry has informed that "the cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered under the nationwide vaccination drive has reached 41,78,51,151."

On Thursday, Delhi has recorded 49 fresh COVID-19 cases and one death due to the disease in the last 24 hours. The positivity rate has dropped to 0.08 %, according to the data shared by the health department. The single new fatality has pushed the death toll in the city to 25,040, according to the latest bulletin. 

Due to the limited supply of Covid vaccine, the Delhi government issued an order on Thursday, to reserve Covishield shots only for beneficiaries whose second dose is due, across all its vaccination centres till July 31. The order issued by the Directorate of Family Welfare said, "all slots, booked online or availed through walk-in shall be reserved. Vaccination of 18-44 cohort began on May 1, 2021 and with the completion of the 84-day interval for second dose of Covishield, many of them would now become eligible for the second dose in coming weeks," reads the order.