Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar said that currently only 1 lakh 85 thousand doses are left in Mumbai, including both Kovishield and Kovaxin.
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In Maharashtra, the vaccination program (Covid Vaccination in Maharashtra) is being pushed forward very fast. Every day 4 lakh people are being vaccinated. Vaccination program is also started on Sunday. Mumbai is not far behind in this program of vaccination. But a big news that has come out is going to increase the concern of every Mumbaikar. There is a severe shortage of vaccine in Mumbai (Vaccine Crisis in Mumbai). Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar himself has disclosed this, saying that the vaccine has been left in Mumbai for only three days.
Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar said that currently only 1 lakh 85 thousand doses are left in Mumbai, including both Kovishield and Kovaxin. Whereas the next batch of vaccinations to Mumbai will come after April 15. Therefore, the vaccine will be reduced in the next three days. Kishori Pednekar said that a letter has been written in this regard to the Central Government and there is a demand to increase the availability of the vaccine as soon as possible by contacting the Central Government through other means.
How much vaccine does Mumbai need?
Speaking on the vaccination program of Mumbai, Mayor Kishori Pednekar said that at present there are 1 lakh 76 thousand 540 doses of Kovishield vaccine. With this, 8 thousand 840 doses of covaxine remain. There are currently 108 vaccination centers in Mumbai. Vaccine doses are being given to 50 thousand people in Mumbai every day. In the Jumbo Kovid centers of Mumbai, one to two thousand vaccine doses are being given in a day. Therefore, there will be a shortage of vaccine in Mumbai in the next 2 to 3 days. Mayor Kishori Pednekar said that Mumbai needs 8 to 10 lakh doses. Out of these, it is necessary to keep a reserve of 5 to 6 lakh doses. If there is less than 5 lakh reserves, then the result of this is bound to fall on the vaccination program.
More than 55 thousand cases surfaced on Tuesday
On Tuesday in Maharashtra, the corona infection figure crossed 55 thousand. In one day, 55 thousand 469 new cases were revealed. The recovery rate in the state has also come down to 82.98 percent. So far, the total number of dead in the state has reached 56 thousand 330 and so far a total of 31 lakh 13 thousand 354 people have been infected corona. Of these, 4 lakh 72 thousand 283 are active positive cases.
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7 of the top 10 districts of the country affected by Corona, Maharashtra, the situation is getting worse and worse.
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