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Himachal Pradesh has emerged as a champion. It became the first state to vaccinate 100% population of its eligible population with the first dose & one-third of the population with the second dose: PM Narendra Modi

Himachal Pradesh has ensured a speedy vaccination drive: PM Modi

Himachal Pradesh has given me an opportunity to be proud. I have seen the state struggling for basic facilities but today we see them doing well. I want to congratulate & thank the government & teams here: PM Narendra Modi

PM Modi lauds efforts of healthcare workers, and its people.

Healthcare workers of Himachal recount their experience of administering first vaccines.

I have seen that all the staff members including doctors, nurses & others have worked in a team to carry out the vaccination drive. We must not show leniency of any kind to complete the vaccination drive: PM Modi while interacting with a beneficiary, Dayal Singh from Thunag-Mandi

Himachal Pradesh has made significant progress in administering first dose of vaccines to 100% population. We aim to administer 2nd dose to all by Nov 30: CM Jairam Thakur during PM Modi's interaction event with healthcare workers & beneficiaries of Covid vaccination program in Himachal Pradesh

PM Modi thanks healthcare workers for carrying out vaccination drives effectively in their regions.

"Teams were deployed to visit every house to spread awareness about virus & vaccination,"says Dr Rahul, Civil Hospital, Dodra Kwar-Shimla

PM Modi interacts with healthcare workers, Covid-19 vaccine beneficiaries of Himachal Pradesh.

The daily positivity rate stands at 2.76 per cent. The daily positivity rate has remained below 3 per cent for the last 7 days and below 5 per cent for 91 consecutive days now.

The weekly positivity rate at 2.58 per cent remains less than 3 per cent for the last 73 days now.

The trend of less than 50,000 daily new cases is being reported for 71 consecutive days now.

Recovery rate currently at 97.44%: Govt

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Active cases account for 1.23% of total cases, says govt.

68.75 Crore vaccine doses have been administered so far under nationwide vaccination drive.

Country's total Covid cases have mounted to 3,30,27,621 (3.3 crore); meanwhile, total recoveries have jumped to 3,21,81,995 (3.2 crore).

India's active case count

Kerala recorded 26,701 cases and 74 deaths yesterday.