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Vax drive gains momentum with cluster approach in UP

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The COVID-19 vaccination drive in Uttar Pradesh has gained momentum even further after the cluster model 2.0 has been implemented in the rural areas, under which, special teams have been made in rural areas which visit door-to-door and make people aware to get vaccine cover.

In Uttar Pradesh, around 72.69 percent of the eligible people have been given the first dose and 30.36 percent of the eligible people have received the second dose.

On Monday, Uttar Pradesh reached a new milestone in the Covid battle as the number of administered vaccine doses crossed the 15-crore mark in the state. Till now, the state has administered over 15.30 crore doses of anti-Covid vaccine.

In terms of people, more than 10.76 crore individuals are partially vaccinated in the state, while 4.53 crore have taken both the doses. Uttar Pradesh has emerged as the fastest state in India to carry out Covid-19 vaccination.

The sustained availability of vaccines and accurate strategy, mainly the cluster model 2.0 being adopted by the state government along with the hard work of the health workers is responsible for the achievement.

Teams are going from village to village in Uttar Pradesh and giving call slips (containing information of place and date of vaccination) to the people. Before the arrival of the vaccination team in the cluster, the cluster mobilization teams are clearing out the misconceptions related to the COVID-19 vaccine among the people and motivating them to get vaccinated.
Two quick response teams have been activated to manage any adverse events during vaccination in the cluster.
Vaccination is being carried out in the Combined District Hospital till 10 pm to ensure that no one is left out of the anti-coronavirus vaccination.

Active caseload drops to 94

Meanwhile, coronavirus cases have fallen sharply in UP since the devastating months at the start of the year. The Active Caseload has been reduced to 94 pushing the Recovery Rate up to a remarkable 98.8 percent. The most populous state has conducted over 1.44 lakh Covid-19 tests in the last 24 hours, out of which 10 tested positive. As many as 10 patients recovered in the span of the last 24 hours in the state.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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