Students undergo thermal screening after schools reopened in Kanyakumari this week (Source: PTI)
Covid-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours saw a dip from the previous day, with India recording 11,666 infections, pushing the country s tally to 1,07,01,193, according to the Union Health Ministry update on Thursday. On Wednesday, the
Besides, 153 cases of the highly contagious UK coronavirus strain have been detected in India so far, said Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan. The death toll climbed to 1,53,847, after 123 fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours. The fatality rate now stands at 1.44 per cent.
Meanwhile, the trend of daily Covid-19 recoveries surpassing daily new cases continued on Thursday, with 14,301 patients being discharged in a span of 24 hours. This has now been observed for 21 consecutive days, with cumulative recoveries now at 1,03,73,606.
Over 23 lakh healthcare workers immunized against Covid so far across India, says Centre
Till date, there have been the total 16 hospitalizations which is 0.0007 per cent of the total people vaccinated so far, additional secretary in the Union Health Ministry Dr Manohar Agnani said.
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A medic vaccinates a beneficiary with Covaxin vaccine during a countrywide inoculation drive against COVID-19 in Mumbai. (Photo | PTI) By PTI
NEW DELHI: Over 23 lakh healthcare workers have received COVID-19 vaccine jabs in the country so far, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday while underlining that no case of severe adverse event or death is attributable to the vaccination till date.
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A medic prepares the dose of COVID-19 vaccine before giving it to a beneficiary. (PTI Photo)
Modi launched the vaccination drive while reassuring the country that emergency use authorisation was given to two made in India vaccines only after scientists were convinced of their safety and effectiveness, and urged people to beware of propaganda and rumours.
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On the first day of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive on Saturday, the first shots were given to nearly two lakh frontline healthcare and sanitary workers as Prime Minister Narendra Modi rolled out the world s largest inoculation drive against the pandemic that has caused 1,52,093 deaths and upended millions of lives in the country.
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New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: At least 1,91,181 healthcare beneficiaries received COVID-19 jab on Saturday across India, marking it as a historic and biggest COVID-19 vaccination drive launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. About 16,755 total vaccinators involved across India during the COVID vaccination drive. There was no post adverse event reported after the vaccination was administered to the people.
As India kicked off the world's biggest Covid-19 vaccination drive, a frontline sanitation worker at Delhi AIIMS, Manish Kumar, received the first jab against the deadly respiratory disease.