Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, May 19: Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan will review the coronavirus vaccination programme with all states and union territories on Friday, following a decrease in COVID-19 cases.
According to data supplied by the Union Health Ministry, India’s COVID vaccination coverage had reached 191.79 crores (1,91,79,96,905) as of 7 a.m. on Thursday.
COVID-19 immunisation for children aged 12 to 14 years old began on March 16, 2022. Over 3.22 crore adolescents have now got their first dose of COVID immunisation. The administration of a prophylactic dose to people aged 18 to 59 years old began on April 10, 2022.
Coronavirus infections have increased somewhat across the country, with 2,364 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. The number of active cases in India is now 15,419. The country’s daily positivity rate is 0.50 percent.
According to the Ministry, 2,582 persons have recovered from the ailment in the last 24 hours. The country additionally reported ten COVID-related deaths, bringing the total number of deaths reported to 5,24,303.