In Chhattisgarh, COVID vaccination campaign is continuing vigorously.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''So far, 75 per cent of the people aged above 45 years have been given the first dose of COVID vaccine.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''The total population of this age group in the state is around 58 lakh 66 thousand.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Of these, about 43 lakh 83 thousand people have already been vaccinated.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Meanwhile, the situation of Corona virus infection is improving steadily in the state.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''AIR correspondent reports, in Chhattisgarh, more than 77 thousand COVID patients have recovered after treatment within a week.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Thus the state's recovery rate rose to 89 per cent.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''At the same time, the positivity rate is declining steadily in the state.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''In the last week, the positivity rate came down from 14 per cent to nine per cent.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Meanwhile, the number of tests for the identification of Corona-infected patients is continuously increasing.<br />''During the last week, about four lakh 60 thousand samples have been tested.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">On average, 65 thousand samples are being tested daily in the state.</span><br />
News On AIR | May 20, 2021 9:24 AM
75% of people aged above 45 yrs administered first dose of COVID vaccine in Chhattisgarh so far