In charts | India’s COVID-19 case count, state-wise trends, vaccination data, and other key details
India reported 16,156 COVID-19 new cases, according to the October 28 update. Active infections down at 1.60 lakh mark; Over 49 lakh vaccine doses administered on Wednesday, with more than 104 crore doses administered till date.
October 28, 2021 / 10:46 AM IST
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India’s COVID-19 case tally is above 3.42 crore with 16,156 new cases reported, as per the health ministry’s October 28 update. New cases are below 20,000 for the 20th day. As many as 733 new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours with 17,095 new recoveries in the same period, the latest release showed.

India has 1,60,989 active cases (lowest in 243 days), down by 1,672 cases in 24 hours, as per the October 28 update. Kerala and Maharashtra account for nearly 62 percent of active cases in the country. The recovery rate currently at 98.20 percent, highest since March 2020.

More than 104.04 crore vaccinations have been administered across India, according to the October 28 update, with 49,09,254 new vaccination doses administered on October 27.
Of the total vaccinations administered to date, 70 percent are recipients of their first dose while 30 percent have received the second dose. Among states, Uttar Pradesh administered the most (cumulative) vaccine doses at 12.84 crore, followed by Maharashtra at 9.67 crore and West Bengal at 7.46 crore.
Globally, more than 24.57 crore COVID-19 cases have been recorded to date with over 49.87 lakh deaths. Active cases across the world at 1.80 crore as on date, with the US accounting for the most (52 percent); India less than 1 percent.