Tamil Nadu administers over 16 lakh vaccines in a day

Meanwhile, a beneficiary dressed as Mahatma Gandhi receives his second dose of Covid vaccine at a centre in Ahmedabad. Pic/PTI

The Tamil Nadu health department has administered 16,43,879 lakh doses of vaccine in the second mega vaccination camp organised by it. The state public health department in a statement on Sunday said that this has taken the total vaccination to one crore since the beginning of September till date. The vaccination was administered from 7 am till 7 pm and the compiled data was made available late at night.

The health department officials also said that as the state has almost exhausted its quota of vaccines, there would not be any vaccines on Monday. Regular vaccination will resume after the vaccine supplies arrive from New Delhi, officials said.

The state health department had expected to vaccinate 15 lakh people on Sunday in 18,824 centres spread across primary health centres, anganwadis, noon meal centres, government hospitals, schools and some auditoriums.

Black fungus affects man's lungs, kidney

A 34-year-old man from Ghaziabad has been successfully treated for a complicated case of Mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, after recovering from Covid infection, doctors at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital said on Monday. The Mucor had not only penetrated the nasal cavity but also spread to his left lung and the right kidney - reported in medical literature as the first case in the world after Covid infection, the hospital said in a statement.

Strict lockdown likely in some areas in Srinagar

As new cases continue to mount in Jammu and Kashmir's (J&K) Srinagar city, authorities said on Monday strict lockdown will be imposed in areas where people continue to violate Covid standard operating procedures (SOP). District Magistrate (DM) Srinagar, Muhammad Aijaz Asad told the media, "Some areas are continuously violating Covid SOPs."

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Total no. of Coronavirus cases in india so far

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Total no. of deaths due to the virus in India so far

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Total no. of active cases in India

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