MUMBAI: Maharashtra has vaccinated 80,705 people against the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, Maharashtra Health Department said Friday.
Of the total number of vaccinations in the last 24 hours, 79,748 Covishield vaccines and 957 Covaxin vaccines were administered. This brings the total number of people vaccinated in the state to 24,34,966.
The Union Health Ministry raised concerns about the situation of Covid-19 in Maharashtra on Thursday during its weekly press conference, saying that Covid’s decreased testing, tracking and lack of proper conduct have led to an increase in active cases in the state.
“We are very concerned about Maharashtra. This is serious business. This has two lessons – do not take the virus for granted and if we need to stay Covid-free we must follow Covid appropriate behavior,” said Member (Health), Said NITI Aayog Dr. VK Paul.
Following a similar comment, ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava said Maharashtra had shown a worrying trend.
“The mutant strain was not found to be stressful in this surge in any specific cases. It is only related to reduced testing, tracking and tracing, and inappropriate behavior from Covid and large gatherings,” he said.
Maharashtra Prime Minister Uddhav Thackeray said yesterday that tough lockdown measures are in place in some parts of the state to contain the spread of Covid-19.
With infections on the rise, a full lockdown was announced in the Nagpur urban area from March 15-21.
According to official data, Maharashtra recorded 14,317 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the highest one-day increase this year, bringing the number of cases in the state to 22,66,374. There are 1,06,070 active cases in the state.
