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Coronavirus: Deaths in India due to COVID-19 in the second wave have been high (File)
Chennai:
Younger people without comorbidities are increasingly among those dying due to COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu, government data shows. Between April 20 and 26, some 24 out of 494 deaths were in the 25-40 age group. This was six times more than four deaths in July last year when the first wave of the pandemic reached the peak.
This month, the number of young people dying of Covid peaked. Just in the week between May 5 and 11, there were 79 deaths - three times high since April. Many of those who died are as young as 25.
Highlights We have placed orders for 1.5 crore vaccines and so far, the Central government has not allocated the numbers, Tamil Nadu Health Secretary Dr J Radhakrishnan said.
The Health Secretary also said that there was sufficient stock of vaccines for those who are 45 and above.
On April 19, the central government had permitted vaccination of those in the 18- 44 age category.
New Delhi: The Tamil Nadu government on Friday (April 30) expressed doubts over the commencement of COVID-19 vaccination drive for the 18-44 years age group on May 1 amid uncertainty of vaccines supply.
Tamil Nadu Health Secretary Dr J Radhakrishnan informed that the vaccines ordered by the state had not yet arrived and there was uncertainty about its arrival. “We have placed orders for 1.5 crore vaccines and so far, the Central government has not allocated the numbers. There is also no cavity on how many vaccines we would possibly get from the two makers - SII and Bharat Biotech”, Radhakrish
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