In Odisha, a record number of beneficiaries totalling to more than two lakh, were vaccinated against Covid-19 yesterday. One thousand three hundred forty two session sites had been arranged across the state to carry out the vaccination drive.<br />'' <br />''AIR correspondent reports that, on the very first day of the Centre allowing people above 45 years of age to avail the benefit of covid-19 vaccination yesterday, a huge number of such beneficiaries to the tune of about one lakh twenty two thousand lined up before the vaccination centres across the state to receive their vaccination shots.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">A total of more than 77 thousand senior citizens were also vaccinated yesterday. Meanwhile, the state recorded a spurt in covid-19 infection yesterday with about 400 persons diagnosed positive for the virus, adding further to the active case load of the state, that now stands at 2246.</span><br />