Thousands maybe shedding COVID in Bengaluru’s sewage, says TIGS director Rakesh Mishra

Thousands maybe shedding COVID in Bengaluru’s sewage, says TIGS director Rakesh Mishra

According to the surveillance report, the city-wide wastewater positivity rate for SARS-CoV-2 increased to 46% last week (ending December 24), albeit with a low viral load. Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu photo library The weekly sewage surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 in 28 STPs of Bengaluru, being jointly conducted by Tata Institute … Read more

Over 4 crore vaccine doses administered in Maharashtra; Check full details here

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The first dose of vaccine has also been taken by 98.79 lakh beneficiaries (Photo: IE) Dr Pradeep Vyas, Additional Chief Secretary (Health), on Wednesday said that over 4 crore of covid vaccines have been administered in Maharashtra. We are expecting 5.23 lakh Covishield vaccine doses and Covaxin doses soon, the minister added. The state has … Read more