Covid-19 India Updates: Fresh Cases Spike To 16,159, Daily Deaths At 28
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Government Reduces Gap For Booster Dose To 6 Months
People above 18 years of age can now take the precaution Covid-19 shot 6 months after the date of the second dose, ANI reported, citing the Union Health Ministry.
Fresh Covid-19 cases in India rose from a day earlier, crossing the 16,000-mark yet again.
The country reported 16,159 new infections and 28 deaths in the last 24-hours, according to an update from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare at 8 a.m. on July 6. One-day recoveries stood at 15,394.
The active tally rose to the highest since Feb. 26.
Key Figures
Total confirmed cases: 4,35,47,809
Total number of active cases: 1,15,212
Total patients cured/discharged/migrated: 4,29,07,327
Total deaths: 5,25,270
Number of fresh cases in last 24 hours: 16,159
One-day recoveries: 15,394
One-day deaths: 28
Total vaccines administered: 1,98,20,86,763
Vaccines administered in the last 24 hours: 9,95,810