New Delhi: The Times of India reported that over 70 lakh people missed or delayed taking their second dose of Covid-19 vaccine appointments. The report said that in Mumbai alone, around 4.6 lakh people are estimated to be overdue for the second shot.
According to the report, the data shared by the state government showed that 70 lakh people did not take their second jab in October despite meeting the gap between doses and with the onset of the festive season people are very lax about taking are gone. Vaccination.
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A day after reporting 889 COVID-19 cases, the lowest since May 5, 2020, Maharashtra on Tuesday recorded 1,201 new infections, taking the tally to 66,05,051, PTI reported on Tuesday, the health department. Quoting an official of
At 32, the death rate on Tuesday rose by 20 as compared to Monday, when 12 patients died due to COVID-19 in Maharashtra, the lowest number of deaths in a day since April 20, 2020. The death toll from COVID-19 in Maharashtra now stands at 1. 40,060, the official said. Maharashtra’s case recovery rate is now 97.48 percent while the death rate is 2.12 percent.
The official said that with 1,02,048 new tests, which is the lowest in recent times, the number of samples tested so far in Maharashtra has gone up to 6,20,80,203.
On Tuesday, 15 districts and 10 municipal corporations of Maharashtra reported no new COVID-19 cases. Several districts and municipal corporations reported new cases in single digits.
Mumbai city reported 293 new cases and five deaths. Pune added 64 cases and one fatality. According to the official, of the 22,981 active patients in Maharashtra, Pune district has the highest number of 6,837 cases. At 11,26,871, the highest recovery in the state has come from Pune district, the official said.
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