10.93 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses were given till 7 pm on March 5 10.93 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses were given till 7 pm on March 5 | Photo Credit: AP
New Delhi: With the government on March 2 allowing all private hospitals with adequate facilities to administer COVID-19 vaccine doses, the vaccination drive has seen a big jump in the last two days. The union ministry of health and family welfare in its order had asked states and UTs to utilise 100 per cent capacities of private hospitals functioning as COVID vaccination centres (CVCs). In a significant achievement, 10.93 lakh vaccine doses were given to beneficiaries till 7 pm on March 4 and while close to 10 lakhs were given on Wednesday.
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India today expanded the nationwide vaccination against the coronavirus, opening registerations for people above 60 years and those aged 45 in the second phase of the inoculation drive which began on January 16.
Citizens will be able to register and book an appointment for vaccination, anytime and anywhere, using the Co-WIN 2.0 portal or through other IT applications such as Arogya Setu.
With 15,510 fresh cases, India s COVID-19 tally has climbed to 1,11,12,241, while the number of recoveries has surged to 1,07,86,457, the Union health ministry said on Monday.
The death count due to the viral disease has gone up to 1,57,157 in the country with 106 more fatalities reported in a 24-hour period, the ministry s data updated at 8 am showed.
As many as 81 deaths were also recorded in the last 24 ours, taking the toll to 1,55,813.The trend of declining active cases is continuing in the country, with the number dropping to 1,36,872
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As India started rolling out the second shot of coronavirus vaccination on Saturday for the beneficiaries who were given jabs on 16 January when the drive began, authorities have reiterated that people need to continue to follow the precautionary rules even after getting fully inoculated.
The country has vaccinated 80,52,454 people until 6 pm on Saturday. According to the doctors, the second round of Covid-19 vaccine booster dose is to be given to a beneficiary after a gap of 28 days.
India's COVID-19 tally of cases rose to 1,08,02,591 with 12,408 new infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries surged to 1,04,96,308, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.