Fours states ruled by the Congress and its allies Sunday accused the Centre of hijacking vaccine stocks from manufacturers, and expressed doubts they would be able to launch the inoculation drive to cover those between 18-45 years of age from May 1.
They also accused the Centre of meting out step-motherly treatment to them, and urged the Union government to provide them free vaccine doses to vaccinate all adults.
Addressing a virtual joint press conference, the health ministers of Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Punjab and Jharkhand (ruled by Congress-JMM alliance) asked as to how they will vaccinate all adults when the Centre has already taken away the stocks and shots are not available to them.
Over 5,000 people have died in the state due to Covid so far. (File photo)
Raipur:
Chhattisgarh on Wednesday reported 14,250 new COVID-19 cases and 120 more deaths, taking the infection count to 4,86,244 and the toll to 5,307, a health official said.
Joint Director in the state s health department, Dr Subhash Pandey, was among those who died due to COVID-19 complications, he said.
The fresh daily tally was lower than 15,121 COVID-19 cases reported on Tuesday, the highest single-day spike so far in the state.
The state has recorded over 1.68 lakh cases and 1,417 deaths just in the last one month.The number of active cases in the state stood at 1,18,636 after 88 people were discharged from hospitals while
Morgues Overflow With Bodies Of Covid-19 Victims In Chhattisgarh
State Health Minister T S Singh Deo said the overall situation is very concerning and the sudden rise in Covid-19 cases and deaths has posed a challenge for authorities. Outlook Web Bureau 2021-04-13T15:48:49+05:30 Morgues Overflow With Bodies Of Covid-19 Victims In Chhattisgarh outlookindia.com 2021-04-13T15:51:22+05:30
As the Chhattisgarh administration struggles to deal with the sudden surge in cases of the viral infection and fatalities, bodies of Covid-19 victims have been piling up in mortuaries and crematoriums in Raipur.
In some videos on social media, bodies were seen lying on stretchers outside the mortuary of Raipur s Dr B R Ambedkar Memorial Hospital (DBRAMH), the state s biggest government-run hospital, and last rites of victims being performed from morning till late night in crematoriums.
Read more about Chhattisgarh: Morgues overflow with bodies of coronavirus victims on Business Standard. Bodies of Covid-19 victims havebeen piling up in mortuaries and crematoriums in Raipur