Coronavirus | Over 1.3 lakh new cases reported
The Hindu
The number of samples tested rises steadily crossing the 13 lakh mark
Over 9.43 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in India as of 7 a.m. on Friday. About 41% of doses were given to those aged 60 and above. However, wide disparities exist among States when it comes to vaccination coverage for senior citizens. As of Thursday, less than 15% of that age group received a dose in Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Telangana and Assam, while over 50% of the 60-year-olds in Rajasthan, Sikkim and Tripura were administered a shot. India’s daily case count surpassed the 1.3 lakh mark for the second consecutive day, with 1,31,138 infections reported as of 9 p.m. on Friday. As many as 662 deaths were also recorded on the day. The figures do not include cases and deaths from Assam, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. The data is sourced from covid19india.org, an independent aggregator of daily COVID-19 figures.
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