Pedestrians walk past stores near Crawford market in Mumbai, India. (Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg)
5 years ago
Feb 15, 2021
India's active coronavirus caseload inched for the second straight day, at a time when the government has already claimed success over the virus and has vaccinated more than 82 lakh people.
Authorities reported 90 deaths during the same time period, taking total fatalities to over 1.55 lakh. This accounts for 1.43% of the total 1.09 crore coronavirus cases detected in India.
At the same time, 82,85,295 beneficiaries have been vaccinated so far with over 21,000 of these receiving their shots in the last 24 hours. India is currently focused on vaccinating its healthcare and frontline workers.
Key figures:
Total number of confirmed coronavirus cases: 10916589
Active cases: 139637
Cured/discharged/migrated: 10621220
Deaths: 155732
Number of fresh cases in last 24 hours: 11,649
One-day recoveries: 9,489
One-day deaths: 90
Global Update
The pace of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. continued to ease as the country’s week-to-week average fell to its lowest in almost four months. A top Biden administration health official warned Americans not to get complacent as the potentially more lethal variant first found in the U.K. spreads across the country.
The U.K. affirmed its plan for schools to reopen early next month as the nation’s vaccine program meets its first target. The Czech government prolonged its lockdown as the country struggles to contain one of Europe’s worst outbreaks.
Globally, total confirmed Covid-19 cases have topped 108.7 million with 2.3 million dead. More than 172 million have been given vaccination shots so far.
