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COVID-19 Vaccination: Mumbai witnessed a drop in jabs to 64k; Maharashtra saw a dip too

0The city has been allotted over 2 lakh doses of Covishield that are expected to arrive from Pune on Friday. There are 295 public vaccination centres.

COVID-19 Vaccination: Mumbai witnessed a drop in jabs to 64k; Maharashtra saw a dip too
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According to reports, the vaccination drive slowed in Mumbai on Thursday, June 24, as compared to previous days due to the shortage of doses.

This week, it was observed that over 1 lakh vaccinations were administered on three consecutive days. Moreover, a drop in jabs was witnessed in the state too, reports suggested.

The Maharashtra government officials mentioned that the stocks are trickling in and Maharashtra has been assured 1.2 crore doses in July.

In Mumbai, daily vaccinations dropped by 42 per cent to 64,378 on Thursday compared to the previous day’s high of 1.1 lakh. 

While, in Maharashtra, it dropped to 4.2 lakh on Thursday, as per CoWin data. A day earlier, the state recorded an all-time high of 6.2 lakh vaccinations.

The city has been allotted over 2 lakh doses of Covishield that are expected to arrive from Pune on Friday.

There are 295 public vaccination centres and representatives from each ward physically collect the vaccine vials from BMC’s vaccine depot in Kanjurmarg. 

Reportedly, many people were disappointed to find the centres shut. 

In M-west (Chembur, Tilaknagar) ward, only four of the nine centres could function. The ward had around 500 doses which were exhausted by the end of the day. 

The city has given 48.6 lakh doses so far, including 3,179 lactating mothers and 4,922 students flying abroad. 

In the last two days, the BMC has also given shots to eight people, including inmates from Arthur road jail and differently-abled, who didn’t have identity documents. In Maharashtra, 2.9 crore doses have been administered so far. 

It also came to light that the inoculation drive is likely to remain sluggish on Friday as centres will function for three hours between 2 pm and 5 pm only.

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