India has become the fastest country in the world to reach the 4 million COVID-19 vaccination mark, achieving this feat in 19 days.
More than 41 lakh beneficiaries have been administered shots under the countrywide exercise till this morning, the Union health ministry said.
"As on February, 1, India was among the top five countries in terms of number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered to people. India continues to undertake its vaccination drive at a fast pace," the ministry highlighted.
Fourteen states and Union Territories have not reported any deaths in a span of 24 hours including Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Mizoram, Nagaland, Lakshadweep, Ladakh (UT), Sikkim, Manipur, Puducherry, Goa, Odisha and Assam.
With a high number of COVID-19 patients recovering every day and the sustained fall in the mortality rate, India's steady trend of registering dipping active cases continues, the ministry underlined.
The country's active cases have declined further to 1,60,057 and dipped below 1.5 per cent of total infections. A total of 11,039 new confirmed cases were recorded in a span of 24 hours in the country, the lowest in seven months, the ministry said.
Also, 14,225 new recoveries were registered in the same period. It has led to a net decline of 3,296 cases from the total active caseload, the ministry underlined. The total recovered have surged to 1,04,62,631.
The National Recovery rate (97.08%) continues to be one of the highest globally, the ministry underscored.