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ભારતમાં કુલ રસીકરણ કવરેજની સંખ્યા 13.23 કરોડથી વધારે થઇ, દેશમાં છેલ્લા 24 કલાકમાં 22 લાખ કરતાં વધારે રસીના ડોઝ આપવામાં આવ્યા
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પ્રધાનમંત્રીએ ઓક્સીજનના પુરવઠા અને ઉપલબ્ધતા વિશે ઉચ્ચ સ્તરીય બેઠક યોજી
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પ્રધાનમંત્રીએ કોવિડ-19ની સ્થિતિની સમીક્ષા અંગેની ઉચ્ચસ્તરીય બેઠકોના કારણે પશ્ચિમ બંગાળનો પ્રવાસ રદ કર્યો
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મહારાષ્ટ્ર અને ઉત્તરપ્રદેશ માટે ક્રમશઃ વિશાખાપટ્ટનમ અને બોકારોથી લિક્વિડ મેડિકલ ઓક્સિજન  લઈ જવા માટે ઓક્સિજન એક્સપ્રેસ તૈયાર થઈ
વધુ વિગત માટે:https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1713395
કેન્દ્ર સરકારે કોવિ઼ડના વધતા કેસોને ધ્યાનમાં રાખીને 19 રાજ્યો/કેન્દ્રશાસિત પ્રદેશોને રેમ઼ડેસિવિરીની સપ્લાઈની ફાળવણી કરી
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નાણાં મંત્રી નિર્મલા સીતારમણે ઉદ્યોગ જગતને સરકારના સમર્થનનો ભરોસો આપ્યો, ઉદ્યોગ જગતે સ્થિતિનો અંદાજ મેળવવા માટે રાહ જોઈએ
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INPUTS FROM PIB FIELD OFFICES
Maharashtra: In Maharashtra, according to the prison authorities, 246 inmates in 47 prisons across the state have contracted the virus. Stringent curbs will be imposed in the State from 8 PM tonight to contain the spread of Covid-19. The imposition of these restrictions comes at a time when Maharashtra recorded more than 67 thousand cases and 568 deaths on Wednesday. It is for the second time in less than a week the state has logged above 67 thousand cases of corona. Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope said that the state government is gradually heading towards imposing a stricter lockdown. He said non-essential inter-district movement of people will not be allowed under any circumstance.
Gujarat: In Gujarat, for the first time in Wednesday, more than 12 thousand new cases were reported and 121 people died. The number of active cases has increased to 76,500.Corona patients who have arrived in 108 ambulances outside the 1200 bed hospital of Ahmedabad Civil Hospital Campus have now started primary treatment even before they reach the hospital. The team of medical staff of the hospital has started taking care of such patients, in which oxygen to antibiotics are also started. It is named Treatment on Wheels.
Madhya Pradesh: About 3.32 crore 18-plus age group in the state will get free vaccine.Chief Minister ShivrajChauhan held a virtual cabinet meeting in which 14 Ministers were allocated state level responsibilities for controlling infection. He appealed to labour not to go out in search of employment, as state will provide all help including free ration.CM also announced that the public sector Bina Refinery in the state will provide oxygen to the state hospitals. The Refinery has also decided to set up a 1000 bed hospital there to overcome the oxygen transportation bottleneck. MP had 13107 new infections in the day. Bhopal had 1729 new cases. Bhopal District administration has launched the ‘GharGharKundiKhatkao’ drive to encourage people for covid vaccination to increase footfalls at inoculation centres.
Chhattisgarh: Chhattisgarh ranks second in vaccination of Covid-19 health care workers and has given the first dose of vaccine to 90 percent of the state's registered health care workers. In the period of ongoing lockdown, In the last four days, 56,323 new corona infected patients have been identified in Chhattisgarh, while 57,908 patients have recovered during this period. However, the number of deaths from corona infection is still a concern. In the last four days, 699 people have died due to corona infection in Chhattisgarh.
Rajasthan: With 14,622 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, Rajasthan registered a record daily rise for the sixth straight day that pushed the state's cumulative tally to 4,53,407. The total number of deaths in the state climbed to 3,330 as 62 more people succumbed to the disease. The number of active cases in the state stood at 96,366. The State Government has announced summer vacations for all Government and private schools from April 22 to June 6. The move comes in the wake of the pandemic situation.
Goa: The state government on Wednesday imposed various restrictions including night curfew till April 30 from 10 pm to 6 am banning people’s movement but allowing movement of those engaged in running essential services. Goa government has restricted at 50 per cent of capacity the entry to casinos, restaurants, pubs, gyms, cinema halls and theatres. The government also decided to shut swimming pools, schools, colleges and disallowed congregations of any kind. Goa Government is roping in more suppliers for medical oxygen.
Kerala:Covid restrictions have been tightened in the state from today. Crowds are not allowed in public places. The state logged highest single day spike of confirmed 22,414 Covid-19 cases with TPR shooting up to 18.41%. State Health Minister K.K. Shylaja said six guidelines have been issued for the planning and execution of Covid vaccination drive. A total of 63,625 first dose and 39,711 second dose of vaccine were given till noon today. So far altogether 64,29,758 doses of Covid vaccines have been given in the state.
Tamil Nadu:Covid cases in Tamil Nadu touched a new high of 11,681 infections and 53 deaths on Wednesday, with five districts, Chennai, Chengalpattu, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, and Coimbatore, accounting for over 50 per cent of the day’s caseload. The number of active cases in the State is now 84,361 and Covid death tally reached 13258. The state vaccinated 73,461 people on Wednesday. Till yesterday, a total of 49,65,949 have been vaccinated across the State of which 42,23,499 have received the first dose and 7,42,450 received their second dose. With just 10 days to go, Chief Electoral Officer SatyabrataSahoo said that the announcement of election results on May 2 will be delayed slightly, owing to the safety protocols being followed in view of the pandemic.
Karnataka:As per Covid bulletin released by the State Government, New Cases Reported: 23558; Total Active Cases: 176188; New Covid Deaths: 116; Total Covid Deaths: 13762. Around 60,248 were vaccinated yesterday with a total of 74,60,493 have been vaccinated in the state till now. The Karnataka government Wednesday began operating a war room in Bengaluru to look into the supply of medical oxygen and Remdesivir at hospitals in Bengaluru. The city police are set to strictly enforce the newly enacted guidelines for corona control. Health Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar said, according to current demand and consumption estimates, 1,500 metric tonnes of oxygen is needed and arrangements are being made accordingly.
Andhra Pradesh:The State reported 9716 new cases and 38 deaths on a single day, while 3359 got discharged during the last 24 hours. Total cases: 9,86,703; Active cases: 60,208; Deaths: 7510; Discharges: 9,18,985. A special drive is being organised across the state today for those who need to take a second dose of the Covid vaccine. A total of 49,68,504 doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the state as on Wednesday, which include 42,57,224 first dose and 7,11,280 second dose. Meanwhile, the first Oxygen Express from Mumbai has arrived at RashtriyaIspat Nigam Limited  the corporate entity of Vizag Steel in Visakhapatnam in the early hours of today. The seven empty cryogenic tankers with a total carrying capacity of more than 100 tonnes of Liquid Medical Oxygen  will take nearly 20 to 24 hours to complete the process of filling, weighing and completing safety checks as per protocol before it chugs off to Maharashtra to meet the medical exigencies of Covid patients.
Telangana: In the interim allocation of 11 Lakh anti-viral drug Remdesivir injections to 19 states/Union Territories by the Central Government till 30th April, Telangana has been allocated 21,551 injections. To ensure the public have access to information related to availability of hospital beds dedicated to Covid-19 patients, the State government on Wednesday started posting the real-time availability of hospital beds in government and private hospitals across Telangana on the website https://health.telangana.gov.in. In the wake of sharp rise in Covid cases, the State Govt has decided to set up 50 more Covid Care Centres having 4,837 beds across the state to treat the patients with mild symptoms. A total of 1,04,770 people of all categories received first dose and 18,035 second dose of Covid vaccine yesterday  in the state. Now, the cumulative number of people received first dose stands at 29,73,323 and second dose at 4,18,167. Meanwhile, a total of 5,567 new daily Covid cases and 23 fatalities have been reported yesterday in the state taking the cumulative number of positive cases in the state to 3,73,468 and deaths to 1,899. Now, the number of Active cases in the state stands at 49,781.
Assam:Assam will give free vaccine to everyone in the age-group 18-45 years. Funds collected for Assam ArogyaNidhi  last year will be utilized for procurement of vaccine. A total of 1,665 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in Assam on Wednesday at a positivity rate of 2.68 per cent. Kamrup district saw the highest number of 674 new cases. Five deaths have been reported during the day. The Assam Health Department has sought two crore doses of vaccines from Bharat Biotech International and Serum Institute under the liberalized COVID vaccine procurement policy.Assam health Minister HimantaBiswaSarma said that in case the daily case rate in Guwahati Metro touches 1000, the district administration has been authorized to take a decision to close down educational institutions & hostels.
Manipur:Manipur recorded two more deaths in the last 24 hours to take the death tally to 380 while 92 more persons tested positive for the virus during the same period.
The number of persons who have received the vaccination shot is 1,13,651 so far.
Meghalaya: The Meghalaya government has decided to step up vaccination drive on a war footing.The target is to vaccinate all the 6.5 lakh eligible beneficiaries within a week or ten days.The state aims to complete the vaccination of all 6.5 lakh of its citizens above 45 years of age against covid-19 by next month Chief Minister Conard K Sangma informed today.
So far 1.88 lakh Covid jabs have been administered. With 192 cases reported on Wednesday, the state now has 1,021 active cases of COVID-19.Three more deaths on Wednesday pushed the number of fatalities to 157.
Sikkim: 50 new Covid cases reported in Sikkim. The State’s active Covid case tally is now 536.
Tripura:Negative covid report 72 hours prior to journey must for people entering Tripura. If the test report is not available upon arrival, the person will be tested at the entry point.Highest single day surge of 92 cases of Covid-19 has been reported in the state and this is the highest figure of this second wave.
Nagaland:Nagaland detected 97 new Covid cases on Wednesday. Active cases are 347 while tally rises to 12,747.Kohima DC says no lockdown or vehicle restriction in the state capital for now. Night curfew imposed in Dimapur, main markets to open on alternate days.
Punjab: The total number of patients tested Positive is 314269. Number of active cases is 38866. Total Deaths reported is 8114. Total COVID-19 Vaccinated with 1st dose  is 527972. Total COVID-19 Vaccinated with 2nd dose  is 156138. Total above 45 Vaccinated with 1st dose is 1865948. Total above 45 Vaccinated with 2nd dose is 93329.
Haryana: Total Number of Samples found positive till date is 381247. Total active COVID-19 patients is 55422. Number of deaths is 3528. Cumulative coverage of vaccination is 3386492.
Chandigarh: Total Lab confirmed COVID-19 cases is 35770. Total number of Active Cases is 4125. Total number of COVID-19 deaths till date is 423.
Himachal Pradesh: Total number of patients tested Covid positive till date is 81102. Total number of Active Cases is 10793. Total deaths reported till date is 1223.
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