Mystery illness reported near Eluru: 22 people fall ill, AP Deputy CM suspects conspiracy
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Published: Friday, January 22, 2021, 16:57 [IST]
Amaravati (AP), Jan 22: At least 22 people fell ill in Eluru city and a nearby mandal headquarters in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh on Friday but Deputy Chief Minister (Health) A K K Srinivas suspected there could be a conspiracy behind it.
This comes more than a month after several hundred people in Eluru fell ill with symptoms of nausea in the first week of December last year.
The Deputy Chief Minister, who visited Poolla in West Godavari district and enquired about the situation from the victims families,said they could not rule out a conspiracy behind the outbreak of the mysterious illness.
January 18, 2021
The health department data noted in the first two days 32,149 people took the Covid-19 vaccine against the target of 58,803
Less than 50 per cent of Covid-19 vaccine beneficiaries showed up in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, on the second day of the vaccination drive,
The News Minute reported.
Even when the turnout was almost half of what was expected, the State still reported the highest number of health workers receiving vaccine jab on Sunday.
According to the state’s Health Department dashboard, only 13,036 healthcare workers received the coronavirus vaccine against the targeted 27,233 for the day. Across the six States, over 17,000 people received vaccine shots on Sunday.
COVID Vaccine Drive Phase 1 in AP Will Cover 3.87 Lakh Frontline Health Workers Jan 17, 2021, 08:30 IST
Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday launched the coronavirus vaccination drive at Government General Hospital (GGH) in Vijayawada near here and reviewed the vaccination process and technical aspects.
The Chief Minister unveiled a poster on Covid 19 vaccine designed by the Medical and Health Department.
In the first phase, all the frontline workers of about 3.87 lakh would be vaccinated in the identified 332 locations across the State. In Andhra Pradesh, the first vaccine was given to GGH sanitation staff B Pushpa Kumari by nurse Ch Nagajyoti in the presence of the Chief Minister.
Less than 50 per cent beneficiaries show up for COVID-19 vaccination in Andhra
According to data released by the Health Department, only 13,041 healthcare workers got the COVID-19 vaccine administered across the state against the targeted 27,233 for the day.
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Nellore District Collector KVN Chakradhar Babu inspecting the drive at Urban Health centre in Venkateswarapuram. (Photo | EPS) By PTI
AMARAVATI: Less than 50 per cent of the targeted beneficiaries turned up for coronavirus vaccination in Andhra Pradesh on the second day on Sunday, but that was the highest in the country.
According to data released by the Health Department, only 13,041 healthcare workers got the COVID-19 vaccine administered across the state against the targeted 27,233 for the day.
COVID-19 vaccination: 2.24 lakh inoculated in two days; pandemic s third wave on wane in Delhi, says Satyendar Jain India s COVID-19 case count on Sunday climbed to 1,05,57,985 with 15,144 new cases reported in 24 hours, while the toll rose to 1,52,274 with 181 more succumbing to COVID-19 in 24 hours, said the health ministry FP Staff January 18, 2021 00:01:05 IST A nurse prepares a syringe with COVID-19 vaccine at District Hospital in Manipur s Ukhrul. AP
The Union health ministry on Sunday said 2.24 lakh beneficiaries have been given COVID-19 vaccines in the first two days of India s countywide vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus infection and 447 cases of adverse events after inoculation have been reported.