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Over 93 lakh people vaccinated against Covid-19 in Maharashtra so far

Maharashtra distributes 4.59 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine to centres across Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Panvel, Pune, Sangli, Satara and Jalna districts.<br />'' <br />''Maharashtra's Immunisation Officer, Dr D N Patil has informed that the state has distributed 4.59 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine to centres across Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Panvel, Pune, Sangli, Satara and Jalna districts. Speaking to AIR News in Mumbai, Mr. Patil said an additional 2.83 lakh doses will be received on Sunday to ensure that the vaccination drive carries on unhindered.<br />'' <br />''Welcoming the announcement, Pune Mayor Murlidhar Mohol tweeted in the evening that the district has received 2.47 lakh doses from the centre, adding that 40 percent of these doses will be distributed to Pune City, 40 percent to rural centres and the remaining 20 percent to centres across Pimpri-Chinchwad area.<br />'' <br />''Earlier today, vaccination had to be stopped across many locations, including Mumbai as there was a shortage of vaccine.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, Maharashtra has vaccinated over 93 lakh people against COVID-19, including close to 3.5 lakh on Thursday. It is noteworthy to state that Maharashtra has been vaccinating close to four lakh people daily in the last few days. According to an official statement, 10.4 lakh healthcare have received the first dose while only half of them have received the second shot. It adds that 9.22 lakh frontline workers have got the first dose while a little over three lakh have taken the final shot so far. As regards citizens above 45 years of age, 64.77 lakh people have received the first dose and close to 1.02 lakh people have taken the second dose so far. </span><br />

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