Over 2.5 lakh beneficiaries get Covid vaccines, tally crosses 77 lakh

New Delhi, Feb 12 : A total of 2,61,309 beneficiaries took vaccine shots on Friday under the nationwide Covid immunisation drive running in the country for nearly a month, taking the inoculation tally to 77,66,319, officials said.
The vaccination was conducted in all states and Union Territories (UTs) in which Uttar Pradesh topped the chart with 68,135 vaccinations followed by Maharashtra (24,946), Madhya Pradesh (21,897), Jammu & Kashmir (17,900), and West Bengal (17,609).
The ministry said that of the total people administered the vaccine, 58,65,813 are healthcare workers while 19,00,506 were frontline workers.
Meanwhile, the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry said that one case of Adverse Event Following Immunisation (AEFI) has been reported in the last 24 hours where a beneficiary from West Bengal suffered anaphylaxis shock. The person was treated at a hospital in Murshidabad and has been discharged. The ministry said that the case was not found attributed to the vaccination.
The Ministry said that a total of 24 deaths among those who have taken the Covid vaccination have been reported but clarified that none of the deaths were found linked with the vaccine so far in the follow-up investigations.
“Of them, nine deaths occurred outside the hospital while 15 occurred during hospitalisation,” Joint Secretary, Health, Dr Mandeep K Bhandari said.