In Karnataka, the South Western Railway started the Covid-19 vaccination drive for its health care workers from yesterday. The Central Hospital in Hubballi and the Railway Hospital in Mysuru plans to vaccinate 100 health care workers every day. AIR correspondent reports that about 380 railway health care workers at Hubballi and 174 from Mysuru have registered for vaccination. Dr. Prajna Barapatre of Central Hospital Hubbali was the first to take the shot. There was a very good response from the heath care workers of the hospital including many senior doctors.  After vaccination, all were observed for 30 minutes for any adverse reaction.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The railway hospital in Bengaluru has also planned to start its vaccination drive from today. A total of 160 railway health care workers will be vaccinated in Bengaluru. Meanwhile the pandemic is on the decline in Karnataka with a positivity rate of 0.62 percent and recovery rate of over 97 percent. There were 435 new Covid-19 positive cases, 973 recoveries and nine deaths reported during the last 24 hours. At present 8,033 active patients are taking treatment in various hospitals in the State among them 177 are in ICU.</span><br />