Covid: India records 35,662 new cases; Maharashtra is first state to vaccinate over 2 crore people

India on Saturday registered 35,662 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the country’s overall tally of infections since the outbreak of the pandemic in January last year to 3,34,17,390. The new cases were 3.65% higher than Friday’s count of 34,403 infections.

The total number of deaths due to the coronavirus increased to 4,44,529, with 281 fatalities recorded in the past 24 hours.

India currently has 340639 active Covid-19 cases, and the number of active cases increased by 1.583 in the past 24 hours. Active infections account for 1.02% of the total cases in the country.

The number of people who have recovered from Covid-19 till now is 3,26,32,222 and the nationwide recovery rate currently stands at 97.65%, as per figures from the Union health ministry.

A total of 79,42,87,699 people have received Covid-19 vaccines as of now. In the past day, 2,15,98,046 coronavirus vaccines were administered to people. The record high number of vaccinations was part of a special push to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 71st birthday.

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Maharashtra has become the first state in the country to have completely vaccinated over 2 crore residents against the coronavirus, The Times of India quoted state additional chief secretary (health) Pradeep Vyas as saying. Over 54% of the state’s adult population has received at least one dose of the vaccine…

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