<p>India reported more than 18,000 new Covid-19 cases for the third consecutive day, with eight states, including Karnataka, reporting an upward trajectory in daily cases.</p>.<p>Vaccination against Covid-19 picked up pace with nearly 17 lakh doses of the vaccine administered to beneficiaries on Monday, the highest in a single day. “The cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 2.26 crore,” the health ministry statement said.</p>.<p>The active cases were on the upswing for the sixth consecutive day and touched 1,88,747, comprising 1.68% of the total infections, the health ministry said.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/specials/unsung-women-covid-19-warriors-recall-personal-sacrifices-for-public-service-959281.html" target="_blank">Unsung women Covid-19 warriors recall personal sacrifices for public service</a></strong></p>.<p>It said eight states – Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, Karnataka and Haryana – were displaying an upward trajectory in daily new cases, prompting the Centre to send high-level teams to understand the fresh challenges faced by them and help remove the bottlenecks in fighting the pandemic.</p>.<p>According to the ministry, a total of 18,599 new infections were registered in 24 hours ending 8:00 a.m. on Monday, while the death toll increased to 1,57,853 with 97 daily new fatalities. On January 29, 18,855 new infections were recorded in a span of 24 hours.</p>.<p>The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,08,82,798 which translates to a national COVID-19 recovery rate of 96.91%, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.41%.</p>.<p>The 97 new fatalities, 87.63% were from seven states, includin Maharashtra (38), Punjab (17) and Kerala (13).</p>.<p>On the postive side, 18 states/UTs – Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chandigarh, Daman & Diu, and Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura – have not reported any Covid-19 deaths in the past 24 hours.</p>.<p>More than 2.26 crore beneficiaries have been administered the Covid-19 vaccines, the government said admitting that initially the progress of the vaccination drive was slow due to hesitancy and problems with the Cowin software.</p>
<p>India reported more than 18,000 new Covid-19 cases for the third consecutive day, with eight states, including Karnataka, reporting an upward trajectory in daily cases.</p>.<p>Vaccination against Covid-19 picked up pace with nearly 17 lakh doses of the vaccine administered to beneficiaries on Monday, the highest in a single day. “The cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 2.26 crore,” the health ministry statement said.</p>.<p>The active cases were on the upswing for the sixth consecutive day and touched 1,88,747, comprising 1.68% of the total infections, the health ministry said.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/specials/unsung-women-covid-19-warriors-recall-personal-sacrifices-for-public-service-959281.html" target="_blank">Unsung women Covid-19 warriors recall personal sacrifices for public service</a></strong></p>.<p>It said eight states – Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, Karnataka and Haryana – were displaying an upward trajectory in daily new cases, prompting the Centre to send high-level teams to understand the fresh challenges faced by them and help remove the bottlenecks in fighting the pandemic.</p>.<p>According to the ministry, a total of 18,599 new infections were registered in 24 hours ending 8:00 a.m. on Monday, while the death toll increased to 1,57,853 with 97 daily new fatalities. On January 29, 18,855 new infections were recorded in a span of 24 hours.</p>.<p>The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,08,82,798 which translates to a national COVID-19 recovery rate of 96.91%, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.41%.</p>.<p>The 97 new fatalities, 87.63% were from seven states, includin Maharashtra (38), Punjab (17) and Kerala (13).</p>.<p>On the postive side, 18 states/UTs – Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chandigarh, Daman & Diu, and Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura – have not reported any Covid-19 deaths in the past 24 hours.</p>.<p>More than 2.26 crore beneficiaries have been administered the Covid-19 vaccines, the government said admitting that initially the progress of the vaccination drive was slow due to hesitancy and problems with the Cowin software.</p>
