NEW DELHI: Owing to “shortage” of Covishield vaccine and its “limited supply” in the national capital, the Delhi government on Thursday announced that all Covid vaccination slots for this particular jab would be reserved for the second doses till 31 July.
“In view of the limited supply of vaccine, all slots, both for online booking and for walk-in vaccination, in the sessions being planned in government vaccination centres administering Covishield vaccine will be reserved for second dose with immediate effect till July 31, 2021,” said a government order on Thursday.
As on Thursday, the Delhi government said it has a stock of 65,460 doses available.
Thursday’s vaccine bulletin also notified that 63,406 residents were vaccinated on Wednesday with 33,443 of them taking Covishield vaccine and the rest taking Covaxin. On Wednesday, 61,782 vaccine doses were administered, bringing the cumulative vaccination tally to 95,18,167.
Delhi government on Wednesday notified that it received 85,810 doses of Covishield on Tuesday, taking the total number of shots available in the city to 1,08,300. The total number of Covaxin doses available stands at 1,84,390. Only 20 per cent of Covaxin stock can be used for the first dose, since its stock is limited and has irregular delivery cycles.
As many as 71,997 beneficiaries were vaccinated on Tuesday, including 29,857 who were inoculated with the second dose, thereby making them fully vaccinated.
Gurugram reports four cases as haryana sees dip in daily covid tally
Chandigarh: Haryana on Thursday reported two Covid-19 related deaths as 25 fresh cases surfaced, pushing the state’s infection count to 7,69,665, according to a medical bulletin. The infection has claimed 9,613 lives in the state so far. The latest deaths were reported from Kurukshetra and Jhajjar districts. Among the districts, four cases were reported from Gururgram and five from Kurukshetra.
The total active cases in the state were 765. The total recoveries so far are 7,59,287. The recovery rate is 98.65 per cent. The state on Wednesday reported three deaths. The fatalities were reported from Bhiwani, Panipat and Hisar districts. Of the 35 cases reported on the day, 12 were from Gurugram and four each from Palwal, Karnal and Faridabad.
ALSO WATCH: