Over 8,200 people get COVID-19 vaccine shots in Delhi, 77 per cent turnout recorded
Oxford s COVID-19 vaccine Covishield is being administered at 75 centres while Bharat Biotech-made Covaxin is being administered at the remaining six facilities in Delhi.
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The government maintains that till date, no case of serious or severe AEFI is attributable to vaccination. (Photo | Ashish Krishna, EPS) By PTI
NEW DELHI: Over 8,200 healthcare workers received COVID-19 vaccine shots in Delhi on Thursday in the second week of the vaccination drive as the city recorded a turnout of more than 77 per cent.
After a sluggish start since the exercise was kicked off on January 16, the inoculation drive has picked up pace in the last several days.
In view of the falling number of COVID-19 cases in the national capital, the Delhi health department has decided to resume surgeries, OPDs and other medical services at all city government-run hospitals, according to an official order issued on Wednesday. Delhi recorded 157 fresh COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the fifth time the daily incidences count stood below the 200-mark in January, even as the positivity rate dipped to 0.24 per cent. The infection tally in the city stood at 6.34 lakh and the death toll mounted to 10,820 with seven new fatalities, the authorities said. On Wednesday, the Delhi Health Department issued an order saying, In supersession of all previous orders in this regard and in view of the decrease innumber of COVID-19 cases in Delhi, it is hereby directed that all kinds of surgeries/ invasiveprocedures/ IPD/OPDs and other medical services shall be started in all hospitals under the governmentof Delhi, including the society hospitals .
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In view of the falling number of COVID-19 cases in the national capital, the Delhi health department has decided to resume surgeries, OPDs and other medical services at all city government-run hospitals, according to an official order issued on Wednesday. Delhi recorded 157 fresh COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the fifth time the daily incidences count stood below the 200-mark in January, even as the positivity rate dipped to 0.24 per cent.
The infection tally in the city stood at 6.34 lakh and the death toll mounted to 10,820 with seven new fatalities, the authorities said. On Wednesday, the Delhi Health Department issued an order saying, In supersession of all previous orders in this regard and in view of the decrease innumber of COVID-19 cases in Delhi, it is hereby directed that all kinds of surgeries/ invasiveprocedures/ IPD/OPDs and other medical services shall be starte
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Over 7,400 people receive COVID-19 vaccine shots on Monday in Delhi
Over 7,400 healthcare workers received COVID-19 vaccine shots in Delhi on Monday as the inoculation drive picked up pace in the city, recording 91 per cent turnout for the day, officials said. The targeted number for vaccination on January 25 was 8,100, they said. On January 25, 7,408 people were administered coronavirus vaccine, with a coverage span of 91.5 per cent. AEFI (adverse events following immunisation) was reported in 14 persons, all minor cases, a senior official of the Delhi Health Department said.
Under the nationwide mega vaccination drive launched on January 16, a total of 4,319 (53 per cent) health workers against a target of 8,117 were administered the shots at 81 centres across the city on day one.