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Covid-19 vaccination at the INS Angre naval base on Friday
MUMBAI: The state carried out over 91,000 Covid-19 vaccinations on Friday, accounting for nearly 9% of the 10.34 lakh shots given across India and recording a moderate 20.6% rise in recipients from Thursday.
Mumbai carried out 29,487 vaccinations, a rise of 28.3% from Thursday. After 13 on Friday, six more private hospitals Holy Spirit Hospital (Andheri East), Shivam (Kandivali), Surana (Malad), Surana Sethia (Chembur), Sushrut (Chembur), Balaji Hospital (Byculla) will join the drive from Saturday. BMC has sought the Centre’s permission to rope in another 13 private hospitals.
The city’s 53 vaccination centres carried out the drive through 174 sessions. The biggest group of beneficiaries was the elderly at almost 20,000, with 2,199 persons with comorbidities, 5,063 healthcare workers and 2,266 frontline workers.
Handmaids of Mary Sisters are pictured outside St. Mary s Hospital in Jharsuguda, Odisha, India. The sisters serve at the hospital, and have continued their work during the pandemic. (Provided photo)
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