India recorded 42,766 new COVID-19 cases,, as per Union Health Ministry data released on Saturday. The active COVID-19 caseload in the country at present stands at 4,10,048, accounting for 1.24% of total cases. 

The recovery tally in the last 24 hours is 38,091, taking the total tally to  3,21,38,092 at the rate of 97.42%.

 As far as the vaccination is concerned, 66,89,80,635 vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt of India (free of cost channel) and through direct state procurement category. Further, 1,56,96,450 are in the pipeline, according to the Ministry of Health.

The daily positivity rate was recorded 2.45% and the weekly positivity rate was 2.62 % It has been below three per cent for the last 72 days.

Kerala continues to contribute majorly to the active cases in the country, logging 29,682 of the total 42,766 new COVID cases on Saturday. The death tally on Saturday in Kerala stood at 142 deaths. 

“India ranked 14th among 29 populous nations in doses per 100 people. As for the percentage of the population fully vaccinated, it ranked 17th. On both counts, almost all the countries with lower levels have been much less badly hit by Covid-19, with Iran and South Africa being the two exceptions. The global vaccination average is 68.4 doses per 100 people, against 47.5 per 100 in India, the world’s leading manufacturer of vaccines,” Mint reported. According to experts, the surge in cases is likely to be less deadly than that in April, following the onset of the second wave of COVID-19 in India. “A decently managed vaccination programme, along with the hybrid immunity we’re seeing now, makes a massive third wave unlikely,” clinical immunologist and rheumatologist Padmanabha Shenoy told India Today.