The data of over 20,000 Indians are available on the Raid Forums website on the Dark Web, and the hacker claims that they are directly coming from a government CDN (content delivery network) server.
The same documents are also available freely on Google Search as "List of Beneficiaries Enrolled for Covid Vaccine" with keywords like RT-PCR results.
"PII including Name, MOB, PAN, Address etc of #Covid19 #RTPCR results & #Cowin data getting public through a Govt CDN. #Google indexed almost 9 Lac public/private #GovtDocuments in search engines. Patient's data is now listed on #DarkWeb. Need fast deindex," cyber security researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia Rajaharia said in a tweet.
The most pressing concern is that the data of thousands of health workers (available in PDF files) have been exposed online in Google Search that contains PAN numbers, Aadhaar and other personal details like mobile numbers, address, age, gender etc.
The IT Ministry or the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN) is yet to react to the alleged leak.
"I am not reporting any #Vulnerability here. I am asking people to #Beware for any Fraud #calls/#offers/#treatment etc related to pre/post #Covid19. The data is already up for sale on a #DarkWeb Forum," Rajaharia said in another tweet.
Last year, the Health Ministry and security researchers had denied the breach of Covid-19 vaccination data of 150 million Indians, after news of the hack spread online.
The data leak allegedly happened on the CoWin portal, which is used for vaccination.
However, regarding the data leak, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare issued a statement on its Twitter handle.
The post read: "Regarding data leak from CoWIN: We are getting the matter examined. However, prima facie it appears that the alleged leak is not related to Co-WIN as we neither collect any information on address or the COVID19 status of beneficiaries."
#COVID19Update
— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) January 21, 2022
Regarding data leak from #CoWIN: We are getting the matter examined. However, prima facie it appears that the alleged leak is not related to Co-WIN as we neither collect any information on address or the #COVID19 status of beneficiaries.@PMOIndia @mansukhmandviya
A fixed allowance of Rs 2,000 will be given to ASHA workers in the State over and above other financial benefits, a government press release in this regard stated.
The State government has earmarked a budget of Rs 157 crore for implementation of the decision which will benefit more than 47,000 ASHA workers in Odisha.
Besides, the State has launched the ‘ASHA Matrutwa Yojana’ to provide maternity benefits to ASHA workers.
Under the scheme, starting from the seventh month of pregnancy to three months following childbirth, ASHA workers will get Rs 1,000 monthly or Rs 6,000 in total as maternity benefits. The State government has made an annual budgetary provision of Rs 56.52 lakh for this scheme.
The team, after a meeting with district collector Niranjan Sahu, went to the Primary Health Centre (PHC) at Kerang village and examined its healthcare facilities.
The team later directed the Health officials to engage Health Workers to conduct door-to-door survey and note down the details of any ailment relating to cold, cough and fever and provide medicines to the patients.
Meanwhile, taking note of the non-cooperation of the people in not handing over poultry to the Rapid Response teams, the district administration today decided to conduct raid on each house in the village with the help of local police.
“Yesterday, we had culled 400 poultry. Today we have culled only 170 poultry as the villagers are not willing to hand over their poultry to us. As a result, the five Rapid Response teams have returned empty handed as the villagers did not hand over their poultry to them. Besides, the police, Forest staff and the Veterinary officials also searched the nearby forests expecting that the villagers might have hidden the poultry. But they were not successful. Hence taking note of the non-cooperation of the villagers, we started collecting poultry from the houses of the villages with the help of the police with a hope that the villagers would hand over their poultry without resistance. In spite of this, if they will not hand over the poultry, we will forcibly collect the poultry and cull them without giving them any compensation,” Chief District Veterinary Officer (CDVO), Manas Mohapatra told media persons.
Talking about the situation in the village, Joint Director, Public Health Department, Odisha and one of the members of the Central team, Dr Bikas Patnaik said till now not a single person of the village has been afflicted with the virus. “We are trying our best to keep the virus away from the people and efforts are on in this regard,” he added.
Khurda collector Niranjan Sahu said the district administration has requested the people of Kerang village to hand over their poultry to the district administration at the earliest possible because the virus will seriously affect the children and elderly persons once they get infected.
Asked whether the outbreak of bird flu has occurred in other areas of the state, commissioner-cum-secretary, Fisheries and Animal Resources Development, Bishnupada Sethi said except Kerang village, there is no bird flu occurrence in any parts of the state.
Stating that his department has kept a strict vigil and intensified surveillance across the state, he said instructions have been given to the district Veterinary officers to take necessary steps in giving Ranikhet vaccines to all fowls.
The two suspended officials are- Subala Mistri and Biswanath Patra, health workers of Badali and Palkonda respectively.
Informing this to media, Additional District Medical Officer (ADMO), Kalyan Sarkar, said, “The two health workers have been suspended on charges of dereliction of duties.”
Briefing newsmen about the condition of the vector-borne disease, Sarkar, said, “20 more patients have been admitted to hospital on Sunday. With the fresh admission, the number of patient at the hospital has reached 137.”
“The Health department is on its toes to curb the spread of the disease. The department is carrying out fogging and spraying of mosquito repellant DDT to restrict mosquito population in the area. So there is a chance to put brake on the spread of the disease soon,” Sarkar added.
Meanwhile, state health secretary Arati Ahuja and National Health Mission (NHM) Shalini Pandit reviewed the situation of the vector-borne disease in Malakangiri.
On the other hand, two senior officials of state health department visited the district to review the situation there. Health department joint secretary Ajit Mishra and director Kailash Das visited the district and took stock of the situation.
After reviewing the situation, Das, said, “The number of patient in the hospital is increasing which is a good sign. Earlier people used to take their children to local quack for treatment. As we have started the awareness drive in the locality, they are bringing their children to hospital.”
“Earlier the death rate was high because the parents were bringing their children when they are in the last stage. With the awareness drive at the community level people are becoming aware of the disease. Besides, doctor teams, field workers, ASHA and workers are providing treatment by moving door to door to restrict the spread of the disease,” Das added.
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Notably, the death toll due to Japanese Encephalitis (JE) today mounted to 44 with two more children succumbing to the disease late last night during treatment at district headquarters hospital even as the State government sent more doctors to the affected areas.
According to a DRDO statement, the bodysuit developed earlier for medical and paramedical staff to manage and evacuate the causalities in the event of radiological emergencies has now been converted into a full-body suit to stop contamination.
"The suit is washable and has passed the ASTM International standards. The suit is widely tested by DRDO and other agencies and found suitable for the cause," it said.
Each suit costs Rs 7,000. Frontier Protective Wear Pvt Ltd, Kolkata and Medikit Pvt Ltd, Mumbai are producing 10,000 suits per day.
The body suit is one of the four instruments developed by the DRDO and ready to be deployed in 'War against Corona'.
Since COVID-19 affects pulmonary functions, it has developed critical care ventilators.
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The Defence Bio-Engineering & Electro Medical Laboratory (DEBEL), Bengaluru, a DRDO lab, has identified a vendor (Scanray Tech Pvt Ltd, Mysore) to produce ventilators. "Innovation is on to create 'Multi patient ventilator' wherein several patients can be supported by a single ventilator. This innovation is expected to be available within a week," the DRDO said.
Around 5,000 ventilators will be produced in the first month and 10,000 subsequently. Each ventilator unit will cost around Rs 4 lakh.
The third instrument developed by DRDO is five layer N99 masks with two layers of nano mesh. The production vendors of this advanced mask are Venus Industries Mumbai, and IMTEC Kolkata. The capacity is 10,000 masks per day. Material for these are is sourced from Ahmedabad Textile Industry's Research Association, which is already having plenty of government orders for N95 masks. The mask costs Rs 70 per piece.
The DRDO has also developed hand sanitiser, a basic instrument against spread of Covid-19 It has provided about 4,000 litres of hand sanitiser to the Indian Armed forces, Armed Forces Medical Corps, and the Defence Security Corps, 1,500 litres to Ministry of Defence, 300 litres to the Parliament, and 500 litres to various security establishments and high offices.
Initially a DRDO lab, Defence Research & Development Establishment (DRDE), Gwalior produced about 20,000 litres. DRDO identified vendor, Gwalior Alco Brew Pvt Ltd, Gwalior for production of sanitisers.A It has a capacity of is 20,000 to 30,000 litres. It is priced at Rs 20 per litre.
(With Agency Inputs)
Manasi Jena, a nurse working at the newly-set up SUM Covid19 hospital left her family 15 days back to attend the call of duty. Manasi's eyes moistened remembering her little child she has left at home. But still she hangs on without flinching an inch from her duty.
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"I haven't seen my little son for the past 15 days. I don't want to break down at this juncture of my life where my services are most needed for the people. I will go on serving people as long as possible," said Manasi while wiping her tears off.
"I pray before God that nobody gets infected with Coronavirus and the people already infected get well soon," added Manasi.
Days away from their loved ones may bring tears to their eyes, but it has not dampened their spirit!
Story of #CoronaWarriors from #Odisha #OdishaFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/VtGkCDfG00
— OTV (@otvnews) April 7, 2020
Doctor Basant Pati of the same hospital took a leaf out of the pages of epic Mahabharat to describe their fight. "This is a war we are fighting against the Kauravas. We will emerge victorious sooner than later," he said.
Similarly, Dr. Ambika stationed at AIIMS Delhi comes face to face with the Coronavirus everyday at her hospital. One of her colleagues is infected with Coronavirus, but she still works with all her zest in a mission mode.
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"I want my family to know that I am strong enough to handle this pressure," said a lachrymose Ambika.
Medicine Specialist Monalisa Mohanty working at a COVID19 hospital in Rourkela said, "It is scary, but it is also our duty. The only worry for me is my family. So when I get back home, I ensure that I take all precautionary measures to disinfect myself."
Lalita Mohanty, Monalisa's mother, was however quite happy with all the efforts of her daughter in the fight against COVID19.
In 18th Century French writer and philosopher, Voltaire's words, doctors are "Those who are occupied in the restoration of health to others, by the joint exertion of skill and humanity, are above all the great of the earth. They even partake of divinity, since to preserve and renew is almost as noble as to create.”
On the World Health Day today, these sound more than just words, they resound like an ode to the warriors of our times.
According to its daily situation report on Saturday, 22,073 COVID-19 cases among healthcare workers have been reported to the WHO as of Wednesday, April 8, Xinhua news agency reported.
The report said the number is probably under-represented as there is so far no systematic reporting of infections among healthcare workers to the WHO.
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Preliminary results suggest healthcare workers are being infected both in the workplace and in the community, most often through infected family members.
To protect frontline healthcare workers, the WHO stressed the correct use of personal protective equipment like masks, goggles, gloves, and gowns.
Noting the risk of burnout among healthcare providers, the WHO called for respecting their rights to decent working conditions.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres launched a special appeal to religious leaders of all faiths to join forces to work for peace around the world and focus on the fight against COVID-19.
"I do so at a special time on the spiritual calendar. For Christians, it is the celebration of Easter. Jews are marking Passover. And soon, Muslims will begin the holy month of Ramadan," said Guterres in a video message on Saturday. "I extend my warmest wishes to all those observing these important moments."
Those occasions used to be moments of community, of families coming together, of hugs and handshakes and the gathering of humanity, he noted, reported Xinhua news agency.
"But this is a time like no other. We are all seeking to navigate a strange, surreal world -- a world of silent streets, shuttered storefronts, empty places of worship, and a world of worry."
Guterres asked religious leaders to take inspiration from the essence of those holy occasions as moments for reflection, remembrance and renewal.
"As we reflect, let us spare a special thought for heroic health workers on the front lines battling this awful virus, and for all those working to keep our cities and towns going.
"Let us remember the most vulnerable of the vulnerable around the world. Those in war zones and refugee camps and slums and all those places least equipped to fight the virus.
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"And let us renew our faith in one another, and draw strength from the good that is gathering in troubled times as communities of diverse faiths and ethical traditions unite to care for one another."
"Together, we can and will defeat this virus -- with cooperation, solidarity, and faith in our common humanity," said Guterres.
(IANS)
"Saluting those who are at the forefront, bravely fighting Covid-19. Great gesture by our armed forces," Modi tweeted. The tweet was accompanied by videos with the bands of armed forces playing and helicopters showering rose petals on healthcare workers at hospitals.
Saluting those who are at the forefront, bravely fighting COVID-19.
Great gesture by our armed forces. pic.twitter.com/C5qtQqKxmA
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 3, 2020
During the day, the Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted flypast across the country and its jets, transport planes, as well as choppers, showered petals on hospitals and places of national importance to show gratitude towards the coronavirus warriors.
It was part of the nationwide thanksgiving by the armed forces to honour doctors, paramedics, sanitation staff, the police and other frontline workers battling coronavirus.
The medical fraternity and other coronavirus warriors were seen assembled outside the Covid-19 hospitals and other government buildings with hands-on the chest to show gratitude to the armed forces.
The health workers from different states including doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) and Safdarjung Hospital in the national capital said it was a proud moment for them to be honoured by the Indian Armed Forces.
Speaking to IANS they said it was a great gesture by the Armed Forces to boost their morale as it is a very challenging time for the entire country, especially for the frontline warriors in the battle against novel coronavirus pandemic.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) jets and transport planes across India on Sunday showered petals on hospitals and places of national importance to show honour and express their gratitude towards the coronavirus warriors who are battling against the pandemic.
Speaking to IANS, Dr. Adarsh Pratap Singh, president of the Resident Doctors Association (RDA) of All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) Delhi, said: "It was a great gesture shown by the Indian Armed forces. The armed forces have always come to the forefront whenever the country is in difficulty. This time, health workers are the frontline warriors in this difficult time of coronavirus pandemic. Despite having limited resources, doctors are giving their hundred per cent to save the people of the country. It is their unique way of saluting to the health workers battling coronavirus.
Dr Singh said this is the time when the government must ensure the safety of all health workers. "Now we expect the government to provide a safe work environment in all the hospitals across the country. In AIIMS we have sufficient quantities of PPEs etc. but there are other hospitals in the country which have raised this issue. The government should sort this out otherwise if doctors and health workers keep getting infected, the entire health infrastructure will come to a halt."
Echoing the same sentiment, Dr Manish RDA President of Safdarjung Hospital told IANS that it was a proud moment for all the doctors at the Safdarjang hospital. "It was a proud moment for the medical fraternity. Not only the flowers were showered but the Army band also performed here. The Indian Armed forces have given a message to the society that health workers should be respected."
Dr Manish said that all the frontline workers have been working in very difficult conditions and recent attacks had brought a feeling of disparity in their minds and hearts. "We are working really hard, in difficult conditions. Many doctors are working 12 hours continuously or even more, not because there are less number of doctors, but to reduce the exposure. Suppose if three doctors work in COVID ward in a day, they all will be exposed to the virus but if one works for a longer duration, at least two will be saved. This is our internal management, other hospitals are working as per their own system.
A senior Resident, Dr Soumyadip Chatterji who was posted in COVID care centre of AIIMS, set up in Haryana's Jhajjar, told IANS, "It feels good to be honoured by the armed forces. I convey my thanks and gratitude to the government and the armed forces."
(With Agency Inputs)
They demanded that the district administration should reengage and allow them complete their full tenure.
According to reports, following the Covid-19 pandemic, 196 health workers in Nabarangpur were hired for three months to serve the infected patients. However they were discontinued after completing just 38 days of their fixed term.
“We were even assured for an extension of our job contract after the completion of the three-month tenure. But we are clueless why we were not allowed to even complete the tenure and laid off untimely without any cause and notice,” stated a protestor.
“We had taken up the matter with the Collector on September 21. He had assured us to take up the matter with the higher authorities and ensure our reengagement, but without any avail. We sat on a dharna again on September 25 followed by a written statement from the Chief District Magistrate (CDM) that we will be reengaged within 7 days. Since then though 12 days have passed, no action has been taken as yet,” she rued.
“We strongly condemn the false assurance and apathy of the administration. We are trained people and have the required qualification to continue with the job. We will sit on an indefinite dharna till our demands are met,” another protestor said.
While talking to reporters, Das said the Centre has already issued comprehensive guidelines and the State government has already formed committees at district and block levels other than the committee at the chief secretary level to ensure hassle-free implementation of the vaccination drive.
“Odisha Chief Minister had earlier announced that senior citizens and frontline COVID-19 warriors will be vaccinated in the first phase once the vaccine is rolled out,” said Das.
The State government has already prepared a database of nearly 3.17 lakh frontline health workers, who would be given Covid-19 vaccine in the first phase.
Due to proactive efforts of the State government, there has been a steep decline in the daily COVID-19 count in the past couple of weeks. The efforts of the State government in tackling the COVID-19 situation has been praised at the national and international level, said Das.
On Saturday, the State government Odisha had constituted State and district level committees on Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) to track side effects people may experience after getting their first shot of a coronavirus vaccine.
The 21-member State-level AEFI committee will be headed by the director of family welfare while the chief district medical and public health officer will head the 14-member district-level committee.
Earlier the Odisha government had announced to fast track the establishment of an advanced vaccine manufacturing unit with an investment of Rs 300 crore at Andharua on the outskirts of the Capital city.
"The State government had earlier clarified that only those who give their consent will be vaccinated. It is completely optional. We can’t force anybody to get vaccinated. Two doses will be administered to those willing to under vaccination. It will be done in a period of 28 days", Mohanty added.
In the first phase, over 3 lakh health workers will be vaccinated. The Government is well prepared to roll out the programme once the vaccines reach the State, Mohanty added.
Similarly, the director of Odisha Health and Family Welfare Department, Bijay Panigrahi on Wednesday informed that Odisha will receive the Covid-19 vaccine directly from the manufacturing company in the “very near future”.
"Though we have not specified any particular time for the arrival of the vaccines, we expect to receive the consignment in the near future. The vaccines will directly come from the manufacturing company. The vaccines will be stored at the State vaccine store from where those will despatched to districts," Panigrahi said.
The State government has provided the database of the beneficiaries to the Centre which will decide on how many doses to be allocated to the State, he added.
The State has adequate equipment including vaccinators and others to carry out the vaccination drive, he claimed.
Earlier, the State Health and Family Welfare Department had directed district Collectors and Commissioners of all Municipal Corporations to identify session sites and constitute a five-member team for each site for the vaccination drive.
They have been asked to submit a report by January 8. All preparations for the vaccination will be completed by January 10.
In a letter to the district officials, additional chief secretary PK Mohapatra had earlier stated that as per the operational guideline of COVID-19 vaccination it is essential to identify suitable session site with facilities of waiting room, vaccination room and observation room for vaccination of Health Care Workers (HCWs) in the first phase.
The Centre on Tuesday wrote to the State to remain prepared for the vaccination drive. In the letter, it was mentioned that the vaccine will reach Odisha very soon.
In a related development, the State on Wednesday registered zero fatality in last 24 hours due to the deadly virus for the first time after six months.
“There are no COVID deaths in the State in the last 24 hours,” informed the State Health and Family Welfare Department in a tweet today.
As per their demand, around 15,000 health workers under the banner have been assigned the same designation and cadre since more than thirty years, and a lot of parameters including required educational qualifications have been changed, but their designation (Health Worker) remains the same.
Mamata Nayak, the General Secretary of Women Health Workers Association said, "We have long been demanding to change our designation and restructure our cadre. We had high hopes from the last cabinet meeting held on 31st December 2020, but nothing positive came our way."
"This is not the first time that we are asking the government, in fact we have requested to look in to the matter during COVID times. However, the government seems to have turned a deaf ear to us," Mamata added.
She further said, "Though we won't take the vaccine, we will help the general public get vaccinated till January 31, 2021. And if the government does not take any concrete steps in this regard, we will be forced to go on an indefinite strike from February 1."
(Edited By Pradeep Singh)
"Many health workers have informed us in writing that they will not take vaccine as a mark of protest. We appeal them to come forward and get themselves vaccinated so that they would be safe as well as family members. Those who remain absent during the vaccination, will be considered subsequently but, those who refuse to take the vaccine may not get the same free of cost later," said the Health Director.
Panigrahi further informed that the second day of the first phase was successful. As many as 32,526 health workers were immunized in 375 sessions against the government target of 31,902. The government achieved 102% target by vaccinating more health workers on Monday, he added.
As many as 192 sessions will be conducted on Tuesday to vaccinate 16,261 health professionals, he pointed out.
Similarly, 92 sessions will be held on January 20, 436 sessions on January 21, 141 sessions on January 22, 178 sessions on January 23 and 279 sessions on January 25.
On Saturday, Covid vaccines were administered at 161 session sites across the state after the roll out of the vaccination initiative while the government stalled the inoculation drive on Sunday.
It is worth mentioning that about 15,000 multipurpose health workers have refused to take Covid-19 vaccine in protest against state government's alleged callousness in cadre restructuring and designation change.
The health workers, under the banner of Odisha State Male and Female Multipurpose Health Workers'/Health Supervisors’ United Association, wore black badges on Friday as a symbolic protest and refused to take the vaccination if their demands are not met.
In a related development, the phase-II Covishield vaccines will reach Bhubaneswar by 4 pm today by a special Spice Jet flight. The vaccines will be despatched to various district headquarters in next three days, sources added.
In a letter to the concerned authorities at the SCB Medical College and Hospital, Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO), Superintendent of Sishu Bhawan and CMC Commissioner, Cuttack Collector Bhabani Shankar Chayani has urged to sensitize the absentee health workers to come forward and get the vaccine shot.
"You may instruct the persons registered under different establishments under your jurisdiction to take Covid-19 vaccine positively by 10th of February 2021, failing which their salary/remuneration/stipend for the month will not be drawn," Chayani warned.
The proposed punitive measure by the district administration came in the wake of the poor percentage of vaccination of registered health workers recorded in the district so far, the letter said.
The Collector mentioned that Cuttack finds place in the list of districts in the State which have registered low vaccination counts of health and Aanganwadi workers in the first phase of the nationwide vaccination drive.
Additional Chief Secretary of the State Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) department, PK Mohapatra stated, "The second dose of the vaccine, scheduled to be administered post 28 days of the first dose, will be given to those beneficiaries who were covered in the first phase of immunisation. The process starts on February 15."
The strategy of immunisation has been finalised. Sources said all arrangements are in place at the control rooms across districts with necessary connectivity and logistic supports, and senior officials are monitoring safe storage and transportation of vaccines.
Meanwhile, the state administration has asked all district collectors, municipal commissioners, district headquarters hospitals, and public healthcare organisation to speed up the immunisation drive and ensure completion of first dose vaccination of all healthcare workers before the deadline (February 25).
The move comes after Joint Secretary of Union Health Ministry recently informed States and UTs that the scheduling of the first round of vaccination of healthcare workers must be done by February 20 and the mop-up rounds should be completed by February 25. "For vaccination at least once, scheduling for all the healthcare workers has to be carried out by February 20. Mop-up rounds for the healthcare workers shall be completed by February 25," said Mandeep Bhandari, the Joint Secretary.
As per reports, the Centre has set a deadline for completing vaccination of frontline workers by March 6. Bhandari said that at least one round of vaccination must be scheduled by March 1. "For the frontline workers, scheduling for vaccination at least once is fixed for March 1. The mop-up round for those who could not be vaccinated for any reason should be covered latest by March 6," he said.
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With the latest addition, the cumulative figures of vaccination have reached 1,08,38,323 in the country, the ministry informed.
Of the cumulative figures, 72,26,653 beneficiaries were healthcare workers, including 8,73,940 who received their second shot, which started in the country on February 13, while the number of frontline workers stood at 36,11,670.
The number of first doses administered to healthcare workers is 63,52,713.
The highest single day vaccination during the ongoing vaccination drive so far was achieved on February 18, when 6,58,674 beneficiaries were administered the vaccine.
The ministry noted that the highest participation in the vaccination drive on Sturday was observed in 10 states -- Gujarat (24,323), Karnataka (21,669), Maharashtra (18,644), Andhra Pradesh (14,123), Odisha (13,047) West Bengal (12,720), Jammu and Kashmir 12294), Bihar (10,1900), Madhya Pradesh (10,117) and Kerala (7,936).
The ministry said that a total 43 beneficiaries have been hospitalised so far, including two in the last 24 hours. Of them, 26 were discharged after treatment, while 16 persons have been reported dead, it added.
The Health Ministry also said that the total deaths recorded so far have reached 37, including three new fatalities reported in the past 24 hours. Of these, 16 deaths were reported in different hospitals, while 21 were recorded outside the hospitals. However, no causal link between these events and vaccination has been established so far, it added.
"A 51-year-old woman from Kerala died four days after vaccination, and her post-mortem report confirmed intracranial bleeding. Another case is that of a 51-year-old male from Karnataka who died nine days after vaccination due to myocardial infarction. Lastly, a 44-year-old female from Manipur was reported dead a week after immunisation. Her post-mortem report is awaited since it was refused by the family members," informed Mandeep Bhandari, Joint Secretary in the Health Ministry.
"No case of serious/severe AEFI or death has been attributed to vaccination till date," he clarified.
The vaccination of the healthcare workers started on January 16 while the frontline workers started receiving the shot from February 2.