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1159 Across South, West, East and North-West regions of India, the predominant breakthrough infections were mainly from Delta and then Kappa variant.
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, July 16
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) today said the majority of people who contracted Covid after receiving their vaccination were infected by the Delta variant, the predominant variant that drove the deadly second wave.
All cases of breakthrough infection, however, gained protection from both hospitalisation and deaths on account of Covid inoculation.
Variants at play
Across South, West, East and North-West regions of India, the predominant breakthrough infections were mainly from Delta and then Kappa variant.
Search India records over 38,000 fresh Covid cases, 560 casualties in a day Daily positivity rate stands at 1.91 per cent
India recorded 38,079 new coronavirus cases, which took the infection tally to 3,10,64,908, while the death toll reached 4,13,091 with 560 more fatalities, according to Union health ministry data updated on Saturday.
The active cases have declined to 4,24,025 and comprise 1.36 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 97.31 per cent, the data updated at 8 am showed.
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It said that active COVID-19 cases have decreased by 6,397 in a span of 24 hours.
The ministry said that 19,98,715 tests were conducted on Friday, taking the total cumulative tests conducted for detection of COVID-19 in the country to 44,20,21,954.
Two doses of Covid vaccine prevent death in 95% of cases, including Delta variant: Centre
The government cited an ICMR study done on 1,17,524 police officers in Tamil Nadu during the second wave. Yesterday · 09:33 pm A healthcare worker inoculates a woman with a jab of Covishield s Covid-19 vaccine at a club in Siliguri on June 21. | AFP
The Centre on Friday noted a study done by the Indian Council of Medical Research and said that two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, Covishield or Covaxin, would prevent deaths in 95% of the cases.
“This real-life study found that two doses of a vaccine were successful in preventing 95% of deaths due to Covid-19 and this is in the midst of the second wave driven by the Delta variant,” Niti Aayog member (Health) Dr VK Paul said during a briefing on the Covid-19 situation in India.
India reports 38,079 new COVID-19 cases, positivity rate at 1.19 pc ANI | Updated: Jul 17, 2021 10:21 IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): India recorded 38,079 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the daily positivity rate to 1.19 per cent, the Union Health Ministry informed on Saturday.
The daily positivity rate has been below 3 per cent for 26 consecutive days.
The active cases further declined to 4,24,025, taking the weekly positivity rate to 2.10 per cent, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 97.31 per cent.
The active cases constitute 1.36 per cent of total cases.
With the fresh cases, the country s tally of cases has climbed to 3,10,64,908, as per Union Health Ministry.