Amid calls for from the Opposition Congress to supply Covid-19 vaccine freed from value to each Haryana resident, the state administered the primary dose to a different 11,500 healthcare employees on Monday, the second day of the continued inoculation drive at 77 immunization websites in all 22 districts. The quantity is sort of double the 5,907 who acquired the primary shot of the vaccine on January 16 when the drive was launched throughout the nation.
According to state well being division, the numbers had been low on first day as a result of delay within the launch of the drive owing to inauguration and formal occasions and the brand new software program that was getting used to maintain observe of the vaccinations. Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Rajeev Arora had earlier stated that the state has a capability of vaccinating a minimum of 5 lakh folks in a single day, however the tempo of vaccination depends upon the supply of the doses.
Haryana Congress president Kumari Selja Monday stated that your entire expenditure on the vaccine needs to be borne by the central authorities.
“In the recent Bihar Assembly elections, the BJP, in its manifesto, promised free vaccines to all people of the state. Apart from this, other state governments have also announced to provide free vaccines to their citizens. If a free corona vaccine can be given in other states, it is also possible in Haryana,” Selja stated.
A former Union minister, Selja stated, “Haryana has the highest unemployment rate in the entire country. Today, the economic condition of the people of the state is very bad. A large number of people in the state are not in a position to pay for the vaccine. In such a situation, the Haryana government should make the vaccine free for all the citizens of the state,” she demanded.
Meanwhile, Haryana added 119 new circumstances of Coronavirus infections in final 24 hours. While Gurgaon added 32 new circumstances and Faridabad (21), Sonipat (7), Ambala (3), Karnal (6), Panipat (3), Rohtak (2), Rewari (1), Panchkula (9), Kurukshetra (5), Yamunanagar (9), Sirsa (12), Mahendragarh (2), Bhiwani (1), Fatehabad (4) and Jind (2) recorded single digit new infections. Six districts — Hisar, Jhajjar, Palwal, Kaithal, Nuh and Charkhi Dadri — reported nil new circumstances.
The state additionally recorded 4 Covid-19 fatalities — one every in Hisar, Panchkula, Kurukshetra and Yamunanagar. The variety of lively Covid-19 sufferers within the state dipped to 1,929, together with 56 in essential situation (50 on oxygen assist, six on ventilator assist).
Haryana examined 13,029 samples within the final 24 hours throughout which interval 280 sufferers recovered taking the restoration fee to 98.15 per cent, whereas the Covid-positive fee got here down to five.37 per cent and fatality fee at 1.12 per cent.
