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Government of IndiaPIB

Press Briefing6th April 2021

Top 10 Districts (Active Cases)

Pune 81,378Mumbai 73,281Thane 57,635Nagpur 55,926Nashik 34,540Bengaluru Urban 30,782

Aurangabad 16,818Ahmednagar 15,716Delhi 14,579Durg 12,589

India: COVID-19 Snapshot

92.48%● 1,17,32,279

Cured

6.21%● 7,88,223

Active Cases

1.30%● 1,65,547

Deaths

Cases per million population – Amongst the lowest in theworld

Source: WHO COVID-19 Dashboard updated 6 th April 2021

Deaths per million population – Amongst the lowest in the world

Source: WHO COVID-19 Dashboard updated 6 th April 2021

Rise in daily new cases continues

Daily deaths: Increasing trend reported

States of concern: Maharashtra

States of concern: Chhattisgarh

States of concern: Punjab

States of concern: Karnataka

States of concern: Gujarat

States of concern: Madhya Pradesh

States of concern: Tamil Nadu

States of concern: Delhi

States of concern: Haryana

States of concern: Kerala

States of concern: Chandigarh

Central Teams deployed in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh andPunjab• Central Government has constituted 50 high level multi-disciplinary public health teams and deployed them

to districts reporting surge in cases and mortality in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Punjab.

• 30 districts of Maharashtra, 11 districts of Chhattisgarh and 9 districts of Punjab.

• Assist the State Health Department and local authorities in COVID-19 surveillance, control and containment

measures.

• Teams will submit daily reports on five aspects including

o Testing;

o Contact Tracing including Surveillance & Containment;

o Hospital infrastructure including ICU, ventilator & oxygen beds;

o Enforcement of COVID Appropriate Behavior;

o COVID Vaccination

Coverage of COVID-19 VaccinationAs on 6th April 2021, till 8:00 am

Total Doses Administered: 8,31,10,926

People above 45 years1st dose: 5,35,88,5352nd dose: 11,97,764

Health Care Workers1st Dose: 89,60,0612nd Dose: 53,71,162

Front Line Workers1st Dose: 97,28,7132nd Dose: 42,64,691

Global Comparison: Daily rate of doses administered

Source: Bloomberg

Fastest ramp up of COVID-19 vaccination (4th Apr, 2021)

(79 days)

Source: Our World in Data

(112 days)

(118 days)

(78 days)

(99 days)

(99 days)

(99 days)

COVID-19 vaccination prioritization groupsCountry Ongoing vaccination for prioritization groups

United Kingdom

(End Feb to 15 April)

• All those aged 60-69 years• 16-64 with underlying health conditions and unpaid carers for elderly and disabled• All those aged 50-59 years

USA(Phase 1b & 1c)

• Phase 1b: Frontline essential workers, People aged 75 years and older• Phase 1c: People aged 65—74 years;

France

(mid-April)

• People over 50 at risk• People over 60 years• Teachers who want it.

Sweden • People aged 65 years and above

Australia

(Phase 1b)

• elderly adults aged 70 years and over• health care workers not vaccinated in Phase 1A• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults over 55• Adults with a severe disability who have a specified underlying medical condition• Critical & high risk workers including defence, police, fire, emergency services and meat

processing.

Doses administered in the states

Thank You