The ministry said 3,25,071 beneficiaries in the age group of 18-44 years received their first dose of COVID vaccine on Thursday and cumulatively 42,55,362 across 32 states and union territories since the start of the third phase of the vaccination drive.
The construction work has already begun and the govt has invited investors to make the vaccine in the State, he said.
As many as 289 fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi health department.
Thirteen Covid patients died at Goa's apex government hospital, the Goa Medical College, in the early hours of Friday owing to oxygen mismanagement.
The United States, Israel and the United Kingdom are among the nations where about half or more of the population has gotten at least one shot. In some countries, including South Africa, Pakistan and Venezuela, less than 1 per cent of people have been vaccinated.
As many as 308 fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi health department.
This information came out recently in the genome sequencing reports of the samples that were from the state for sequencing, Sharma told mediapersons on Wednesday.
In a letter to District Ganga Committees which are chaired by district magistrates or collectors, the National Mission for Clean Ganga- the apex body that monitors rejuvenation of the river and its tributaries- also asked the authorities to dispose unidentified bodies of suspected COVID victims in accordance with safety protocols.
A journalist in Kerala who had tested positive for the Covid-19 has died after developing coronavirus-related complications.
Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Delhi are among 10 states that account for 71.75 percent of the 4,03,738 new COVID-19 cases registered in a day, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.
Mizoram state's COVID 19 caseload is now pushed to 7551, after at least 169 tested positive upon returning from election duty in West Bengal
He said the sample of a lion was also received from the Delhi zoo and its report came out negative on Friday.
The team from Brazil, the UK and University of Copenhagen estimated that "there is an aggressive variant of the coronavirus called P1 which seems to be the cause of problems" in Manaus city, Brazil.
According to the local authorities, Ram Govind Biradar had organised his daughter's wedding in Talegao (Bho) village of Deoni tehsil on Monday.
SKM on Sunday requested the Delhi Police to make one side of the Singhu Border Highway functional so as to bring in emergency COVID-19 supply to Delhi
Smokers and vegetarians were found to have lower sero-positivity, while those with blood group 'O' may be less susceptible to coronavirus
The Biden administration has come under criticism from several quarters, including from members and supporters of the Democratic party, for not releasing surplus COVID-19 vaccines to India.
Rajnath Singh on Saturday reviewed efforts by various wings of the ministry in contributing to India's battle against a fast-spreading second wave of coronavirus.
The portable cinema company, Picturetime Digiplex, has used its inflatable, expandable and foldable enclosures to deploy 40 beds with oxygen facility at Apollo Hospital, Delhi, within 72 hours.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences has postponed its INI-CET PG entrance exam in light of the Covid 19 second wave surge in the country.
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