The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday said six states in India continue to report an increased number of daily new cases and have contributed 87.25.. IndiaTimes
According to the Health Ministry, total of 1,01,88,007 beneficiaries have been vaccinated in India for COVID-19 so far. India reported 13,193 new COVID-19 cases and 10,896 discharges on February 19. With new infections, the COVID tally of the country stood at 1,09,63,394 which includes 1,39,542 active cases. 1,06,67,741 patients have been discharged across the country. With 97 deaths in the last 24 hours, the death toll rose to 1,56,111.
"98,46,523 beneficiaries have been vaccinated till 6pm on February 18," informs Union Health Ministry Joint Secretary Mandeep Singh Bhandari. Of the total, over 66 lakh healthcare workers have been given the vaccine shot. "62,34,635 healthcare workers have been given the first dose while 4,64,932 healthcare workers have been given the second dose. Vaccination drive for frontline workers which started from February 02 has so far vaccinated 31,46,956 beneficiaries," informed Joint Secretary Mandeep Singh Bhandari. Health Ministry further informed that in the last 24 hours, two new events of hospitalisation have been reported in West Bengal, of which one case of convulsions while the second case is of anaphylaxis. "Condition of both patients is stable," Ministry added.
As second phase of vaccination of COVID-19 is underway in India, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal took the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at Tirath Ram Shah Hospital. Union Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel also received the first dose on March 04 in Delhi.
Slovakia became the second European Union member state after Hungary to receive doses of the Sputnik V vaccine following a secret deal orchestrated by Prime Minister Igor Matovic.
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The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on March 02 informed that 1.48 crore doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered till 1 pm today. "More than 1.48 crores doses of the COVID-19 vaccine..
Phase 2 of India's Covid-19 vaccination drive was launched in high-profile manner on March 1 with Prime Minister Narendra Modi becoming one of the first beneficiaries. The second phase of the programme..
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On the day that India began inoculating members of the general population against Covid-19, RS Sharma, CEO of National Health Authority, spoke on the programme. He called the vaccination of Prime..
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