India logs 15,786 COVID cases, over 18,000 recoveries in 24 hrs; active cases decline to 1.75 lakh
India | October 22, 2021 9:19 ISTThe total active cases of COVID in India slightly dipped to 1,75,745, the health ministry data showed.
The total active cases of COVID in India slightly dipped to 1,75,745, the health ministry data showed.
Under the nationwide vaccination drive, over 99.12 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far in India.
Over 8.43 cr balance and unutilised vaccine doses are still available with states and UTs to be administered, it said.
More than 60 lakh vaccine doses were administered till 7:00 pm today, as per the ministry.
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The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for day by late night, the ministry said.
Odisha has about 17 lakh stock of vaccines at present and in the next months, there is an allocation of 70 lakh doses to the state.
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The ministry said over 5.16 cr balance and unutilised vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs to be administered.
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The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to states and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain, the ministry said.
The ban came after 12.13 mn Corona Vaccine doses already entered the country in 25 batches.
The health ministry said contamination was reported from multiple vaccination sites. Some doses might have been administered, but no adverse health effects have been reported so far, officials said.
The judge also said that if efficacy was the reason for the gap, then he was "worried" as he was administered the second dose within 4-6 weeks of the first dose
The camps will be set up at all the major hospitals in the state and a trial camp was launched at the premises of the Directorate of Public Health, Chennai on Saturday.
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In his Independence Day speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort, PM Modi said India takes pride in having the world's largest vaccination programme, and over 54 crore people have already taken the COVID vaccines.
Over 2.25 cr balance and unutilised COVID vaccine doses are still available with the states, UTs and private hospitals to be administered, the ministry said.
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