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Some have run out of Covaxin, Covishield stocks to last only for a few days
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Recipients wait for their turn to get vaccinated at the Government Medical College Hospital, Omandurar Estate, Chennai on April 16, 2021.
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Some have run out of Covaxin, Covishield stocks to last only for a few days
A shortage of COVID-19 vaccines was reported from a number of districts across Tamil Nadu. While a few districts have already run out of Covaxin, the available stocks of Covishield will last only a few days in a number of districts.
Many districts were looking for fresh supplies to continue vaccination. The surge in cases has led to an increase in demand for the vaccines, resulting in quick depletion of the stocks, a section of health officials said. Owing to the depleting stocks, persons who lined up to get the jab were turned away in a number of districts. The State’s daily vaccination coverage was more than two lakh on
Move to convert college hostels into COVID care centres
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As cases of COVID-19 continue to rise, the district administration has begun the process of identifying hostels in government and private colleges that can be converted into care centres.
Since April, fresh cases have been on the rise in Tiruchi district. On an average, it reports between 150 to 200 cases daily. The discharge of patients, who were tested positive for the virus, hovers around 100 a day. As of Monday, 1,360 patients are under treatment for the infection.
As a strategy to bring as many asymptomatic patients into the fold of treatment so as to prevent the spread of the virus, the district administration has ramped up collection of swab samples to 4,000 a day.
Beds, testing increased to tackle rising Covid cases
The increase in cases has been attributed to safety protocol not being followed during election campaigns and at public places.
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TIRUCHY: Active Covid cases in the district have increased more than four fold in the past two weeks. As many as 34 new cases and 150 active cases were reported on March 25. However, two weeks later, on Thursday, the numbers stood at 131 new cases and 938 active cases. Less than 50 new cases were registered 10 days back, but now it has increased to more than 1,250 cases.
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