By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Odisha government has sought 50,000 doses of CorBevax vaccine in view of demand from public for precaution dose vaccination at government CVCs.
In a letter to Additional Commissioner (UIP), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare , Odisha Director of Family Welfare, Dr Bijay Kumar Panigrahy , mentioned that there is a rise in COVID-19 cases in Odisha, and also demand from public for precaution dose at Government CVCs . ‘Hence you are requested to supply at least 50,000 doses of CorBevax vaccine with long expiry to the State as early as possible,” Dr Panigrahy wrote.
Odisha reported 141 new Covid-19 cases being detected in the last 24 hours. With this, the active Covid-19 cases tally in the State surged to 731.
According to sources, as many as 5016 samples were tested in the last 24 hours of which 141 came out positive.
Meanwhile, Odisha Public health director Niranjan Mishra said the infections are being reported from 16 districts in the State.
The State so far has reported 13,37,798 infections since the outbreak of the pandemic and 13,27,808 patients recuperated from the disease. The State has reported 9206 deaths due to the virus.
