Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccination
Total number of vaccinated healthcare workers across the country more than
3.81lakh
No case of serious/severe of AEFI reported
Posted On: 18 JAN 2021
7:50PM by PIB Delhi
The third day of the massive countrywide COVID-19
vaccination program was also conducted successfully.
Total of 3,81,305 beneficiaries have
been vaccinated till today through 7,704 sessions, as per the
provisional report.
1,48,266 beneficiaries were
vaccinated till 5 pm today, the third day of nationwide COVID19 vaccination.
Final reports would be completed for the day by late tonight.
|
S. No.
|
State/UT
|
Beneficiaries vaccinated (provisional)
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
9,758
|
|
2
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
1,054
|
|
3
|
Assam
|
1,822
|
|
4
|
Bihar
|
8,656
|
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
4,459
|
|
6
|
Delhi
|
3,111
|
|
7
|
Haryana
|
3,486
|
|
8
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
2,914
|
|
9
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
1,139
|
|
10
|
Jharkhand
|
2,687
|
|
11
|
Karnataka
|
36,888
|
|
12
|
Kerala
|
7,070
|
|
13
|
Lakshadweep
|
180
|
|
14
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
6,665
|
|
15
|
Manipur
|
291
|
|
16
|
Mizoram
|
220
|
|
17
|
Nagaland
|
864
|
|
18
|
Odisha
|
22,579
|
|
19
|
Puducherry
|
183
|
|
20
|
Punjab
|
1,882
|
|
21
|
Tamil Nadu
|
7,628
|
|
22
|
Telangana
|
10,352
|
|
23
|
Tripura
|
1,211
|
|
24
|
Uttarakhand
|
1,579
|
|
25
|
West Bengal
|
11,588
|
|
|
All India
|
1,48,266
|
An Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFI) is any
unexpected medical occurrence which follows immunization. It may or may not be
related to the vaccine or vaccination process.
580 cases of AEFI have been reported so
far. Out of these, seven have required hospitalization. Of the three cases
reported from Delhi, two have been discharged whereas once case with reporting
fainting is under observation at Max Hospital, Patparganj. The reported
case of AEFI in Uttarakhand is stable and under observation at AIIMS,
Rishikesh. In Chhattisgarh, one person is under observation at the Govt.
Medical College, Rajnandgaon. Of the two cases of AEFI in Karnataka, one is
under observation at District Hospital, Chitradurga and the second person is
under observation at General Hospital, Challakere, Chitradurga.
Of the two deaths reported, death of the 52 yr male
from Moradabad, UP (who was vaccinated on 16th Jan 2021 and died on evening of
17th Jan 2021) is not related to vaccination as per the post mortem
report. Death was caused due to cardiopulmonary disease.
The second death was of a male person aged 43 years,
resident of Bellary, Karnataka. He was vaccinated on 16 Jan, 2021 and died
today. The cause of death is anterior wall infarction with Cardiopulmonary
failure. The post mortem is scheduled today at Vijayanagar Institute of Medical
Sciences, Bellary, Karnataka.
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