Amid a rise in COVID-19 cases, the Maharashtra government will buy two lakh vials of COVID-19 vaccines from Bharat Biotech, an official said on Monday.
The state government issued an order relaxing some conditions for the procurement of the vials of the vaccines, as an exceptional case, he said.
He added that as per the order, the Maharashtra government will buy two lakhs of vials of COVID-19 vaccine from the Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech at the rate of INR 341.25 per vial. Administrative approval has been given for the procurement of the vials at a total cost of INR 6.82 crore.
Meanwhile, on Monday, Maharashtra reported 505 COVID-19 cases, which took the tally to 81,56,344, while the death toll stood unchanged at 1,48,479, a health department official said.
The recovery rate is 98.10 percent and the fatality rate is 1.82 per cent, as per state health department data.
Coronavirus figures of Maharashtra are as follows:
Fresh cases: 505
Active cases: 6087
Positive cases : 81,56,344
Recoveries 80,01,778
Death toll 1,48,479
Total tests: 8,68,01,628
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