New Delhi: India reported 3,275 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday.

The active caseload reported rise at 19,719 cases, accounting for 0.05 per cent of the country’s total positive cases.The ministry data released also showed that 55 fatalities were reported in a 24-hour span, taking the cumulative death toll to 5,23,975.

Meanwhile, Serum Institute of India’s (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Wednesday (May 4, 2022) said that Covid-19 vaccine Covovax is available for everyone above the age of 12 years.

A lot of you have asked if Covovax is available for adults. The answer is yes, it is available for everyone above the age of 12, Poonawalla tweeted.

Adar Poonawalla tweeted this clarification over Covovax a day after it was announced that it is now available for children in India.

Earlier, on Tuesday, SII CEO had informed that Covovax (Novavax) is now available for children in India.