Maharashtra: 70 Lakh People Lax With Second Covid Jab As Cases Decrease Amid Festive Season

The data shared by the state government revealed, that 70 lakh people eligible people did not take their second jab in October despite completing the interval between doses.

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New Delhi: Over 70 lakh people have missed or delayed their second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine appointments, the Times of India reported. In Mumbai alone, about 4.6 lakh people are estimated to be overdue for the second shot, the report said.

According to the report, the data shared by the state government revealed, that 70 lakh people eligible people did not take their second jab in October despite completing the interval between doses and with the onset of the festive season people have become a lot laxer about taking the vaccine. 

A day after reporting 889 COVID-19 cases, the lowest after May 5, 2020, Maharashtra on Tuesday logged 1,201 new infections, taking the tally to 66,05,051, PTI reported on Tuesday a health department official as saying.

At 32, the fatalities on Tuesday increased by 20 compared to Monday when 12 patients died due to COVID-19 in Maharashtra, the lowest number of deaths in a day after April 20, 2020. Maharashtra's COVID-19 death toll now stands at 1,40,060, the official said. Maharashtra's case recovery rate now stands at 97.48 per cent while the fatality rate is 2.12 per cent.

With 1,02,048 new tests, which are the lowest in recent times, the number of samples examined so far in Maharashtra went up to 6,20,80,203, the official said.

On Tuesday,15 districts and 10 municipal corporations in Maharashtra did not report new COVID-19 cases. Several districts and municipal corporations logged new cases in single digits.

Mumbai city reported 293 new cases and five deaths. Pune added 64 cases and one fatality. Among the 22,981 active patients in Maharashtra, the Pune district has the highest 6,837 cases, according to the official. At 11,26,871, the highest number of recoveries in the state are reported from the Pune district, the official added.