The fourth round of the survey covered 36,227 individuals to estimate seroprevalence among children aged 6-17 years, adults and healthcare workers.
The total consumption including wastage is 41,12,30,353 doses.
With 38,740 people discharged in the last 24 hours, the number of recoveries now stands at 3,04,68,079 across the country.
All teaching and non-teaching staff of state-run, aided and private schools across Karnataka would be vaccinated on priority ahead of resuming classes.
Trials for coronavirus vaccine for children are underway in the country ahead of an anticipated third wave of the pandemic.
Before taking the decision of taking the vaccine it is advisable that pregnant women should talk to their gynaecologist and take their opinion whether they should take their vaccine shot or not and if yes, then which vaccine.
In addition to funds allocated under the National Health Mission, the Centre has approved nearly Rs 40,000 crore for prevention of COVID-19.
On the fresh infections, 234 cases were confirmed at the RT-PCR laboratory in Zoram Medical College (ZMC).
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More than 2,60,12,352 balance and unutilised COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with states and UTs and private hospitals to be administered.
The ministry said 15,75,140 more doses are in the process of being supplied.
Of this, the total consumption, including wastage, is 38,94,87,442 doses, according to data available at 8 am Saturday.
The Union government had earlier allowed states and private hospitals to procure 50 per cent of the vaccines following demands for decentralisation of the process.
Sinovac is the second Chinese COVID-19 vaccine approved by Sri Lanka's National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA).
The decision to withdraw the exemption was taken after cases of persons testing positive for COVID-19 even after having taken both doses of the vaccine were detected in the state.
A policy will be formed by the government and children will be vaccinated when experts give permission, the Centre said.
More than 41.10 crores (41,10,38,530) vaccine doses have been provided to states/UTs (union territories) so far, through all sources.
Sri Lanka's health authorities administered the highest number of Covid-19 vaccines in a single day with nearly 400,000 people inoculated.
The shortage is going to end soon because the United States has purchased Pfizer’s vaccine which will start to come online in August, said USAID Administrator Samantha Power.
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