Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Manipur have COVID19 vaccination coverage numbers below the national average
New Delhi: At least 653 cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 has so far been reported from 21 states of the country. Maharashtra has the highest such cases followed by Rajasthan, Delhi and Karnataka, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed today.
In all 6,358 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the last 24 hours and India’s Active caseload currently stands at 75, 456. In all 142.47 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive, the Ministry stated.
Meanwhile, on December 27, 2021, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan held a high level meeting with the five poll bound states of Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab to review the public health response measures for containment and management of COVID19, and the vaccination status in these states.
While Uttarakhand and Goa have reported vaccination coverage for the first and second doses higher than the national average, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Manipur have COVID19 vaccination coverage numbers below the national average. Total of 142.38 crore vaccination doses have been administered as on date, of which more than 83.80 crore vaccine doses are for the first dose and more than 58.58 crore are second doses of COVID19 vaccine.
The States were advised to speedily ramp up the COVID19 vaccination of all eligible population for the first dose and ensure that those who were due for the second dose are administered the second dose. The poll-bound states were also advised to exponentially increase the testing to ensure that the infected cases were identified promptly for timely initiation of public health response measures, and to ensure that there was no sudden upsurge in numbers due to low testing.
– global bihari bureau
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