According to the data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare early Thursday, India registered 22,431 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. With new cases, India’s overall caseload has climbed to  3,38,94,312. India also reported 318 deaths, pushing the country's toll to 4,49,856.

Also, India's active caseload has fallen by 2,489 in the last 24 hours. The overall active cases tally stands at 2,44,198. As many as 24,602 patients recovered, taking the tally to 3,32,00,258. Now, the recovery rate stands at 97.95 per cent. Meanwhile, The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 92.60 crore. India has administered more than 40 lakh of vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, bringing the total tally of doses administered to 92,17,65,405. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late night, the ministry said.

the ministry emphasized that the vaccination exercise as a means to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.

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