Over ₹1,800 Cr Sent To States, UTs To Fight COVID-19: Union Health Min

Mumbai: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that the Centre has disbursed ₹1,827.8 crores to states and UTs to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. He said this is 15 per cent of the ‘Emergency Covid Response Package’ sanctioned by the central government.

“₹1,827.80 crores (15 per cent of the total amount of ‘Emergency Covid Response Package’) fixed by the Central Government to fight against Covid-19 has been sent to the states and UTs,” the Union health minister said on Twitter.

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According to the Union Health Ministry, over 31.4 million untapped COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with states, union territories and private hospitals to be administered.

The ministry said that so far more than 487.8 million vaccine doses have been provided to the states and union territories through all sources and 68,57,590 more doses are in the pipeline. Out of this, the total consumption including wastage is 45,82,60,052 doses.

With a single-day rise of 41,649 new cases, India’s Covid-19 tally rose to 3,16,13,993 on Saturday, while the death toll due to the viral disease rose to 4,23,810, with 593 more deaths, union health ministry said.

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