Ministry
of Health and Family Welfare
Daily Deaths below 300 since the last 23 days
Posted
On: 17 JAN 2021 12:19PM by PIB
For the first time,
In the last 24 hours, 15,144 daily cases have been recorded. The Active Caseload of the
country has fallen to 2,08,826. The daily new cases have been below 20,000 for the
past 10 days.
The figure shows the change in the Active Cases in the last
24 hours. Kerala has recorded the maximum positive change with an addition of
922 cases whereas Madhya Pradesh shows maximum negative change with a drop of
433 cases
17,170 new recoveries were registered during the last 24 hours.The share of
recovered cases stands at 96.58%. The total recovered cases are 10,196,885. They exceed the
active cases by 99,88,059 (48.83 times more).
80.53% of
the new recovered cases are observed from 10 States/UTs.
Kerala has reported the highest number of recoveries with
5,011 newly recovered cases in a single day. 3,039 people recovered in
81% of the new cases are from 8 States and UTs.
Kerala continues to report the highest daily new cases at
5,960. It is followed by
Daily fatalities in
Six States & UTs have reported 66.30% of the 181 case
fatalities in the past 24 hours.
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Ministry
of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccination
India vaccinates the highest number of persons on DAY1 of the nationwide
COVID19 vaccination drive; more than many other countries
More than 2.24 lakh Persons Vaccinated against COVID19 till now
17,072 beneficiaries vaccinated in 6 States on DAY2
3 cases of Post-vaccination Hospitalization reported
Posted
On: 17 JAN 2021 7:55PM by PIB
Total of 2,24,301
beneficiaries have been vaccinated till today as per the
provisional report.
The second day of the massive countrywide COVID-19
vaccination program was also conducted successfully. A total of 553 sessions were held in six States (today being Sunday). 17,072 beneficiaries were vaccinated
on Day2, as per the provisional reports.
S. No. |
State |
Sessions held |
1 |
Andhra
Pradesh |
308 |
2 |
Arunachal
Pradesh |
14 |
3 |
Karnataka |
64 |
4 |
Kerala |
1 |
5 |
Manipur |
1 |
6 |
Tamil
Nadu |
165 |
|
All |
553 |
States/UTs have been advised to plan COVID19 vaccination
sessions four days in a week to minimize disruption of the Routine Health
Services. Some States have already publicized their weekly vaccination days.
Total of 447
AEFIs have been reported on 16th Jan & 17th Jan’21. Out of these, three required
hospitalization. Of these, one has been discharged from Northern Railway
Hospital Delhi within 24 hours; one has been discharged from AIIMS Delhi; and
one is under observation in AIIMS Rishikesh and is being monitored.
Most of the AEFIs reported so far are minor like Fever,
Headache, Nausea etc.
An Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFI) is any
unexpected medical occurrence which follows immunization which may not be
related to vaccine or vaccination process. Protocols are in place for
reporting, immediate case management at vaccination session site,
transportation and hospitalization and further care of such cases. Protocols
are also in place for systematic investigation and causality assessment of
serious AEFIs.
A meeting was held with all States/UTs today for review of
progress, identification of bottle-necks and to plan corrective actions as the
vaccination program moves ahead.
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