33,551 beneficiaries have been vaccinated in Mumbai on Friday (File)
Mumbai: Personal vaccination centres in Mumbai will stay shut until Monday “on account of inadequate provide of Covid-19 vaccine”, the town’s civic physique BMC mentioned in an announcement. Nonetheless, vaccinations will proceed as scheduled in any respect authorities and municipal hospitals.
“As a consequence of inadequate provide of Covid-19 vaccine, vaccination is not going to be accessible on the immunisation centres of personal hospitals on April 10, 11 and 12, 2021,” it mentioned.
The civic physique will obtain some inventory of the vaccine by tonight (April 9) and the administration will attempt to resume vaccination at non-public hospitals as extra vaccines turn out to be accessible, the assertion mentioned.
“Round 1 lakh doses shall be acquired late tonight,” Further municipal commissioner Suresh Kakani.
On Saturday, vaccines shall be administered at state-run services between 12 midday and 6 pm. Centres that can vaccinate in two classes tomorrow – KEM Hospital, Nair Hospital, Rajawadi Hospital, Mahim Maternity Hospital and BKC Jumbo Covid Heart – will proceed the second session until 8 pm.
On Sunday, beneficiaries will obtain the jabs from 9 am to five pm.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Company (BMC) has arrange 49 vaccination centres in Mumbai and 71 in non-public hospitals that are inoculating 40,000 to 50,000 individuals every single day, the official assertion mentioned. Even with 71 centres shut, BMC has managed to vaccinate 33,551 beneficiaries as we speak, of which 420 have been administered Covaxin.
Maharashtra on Friday reported 58,993 coronavirus instances and 301 deaths in 24 hours amid a second wave of infections. Pune, with 10,084 Covid instances, was the worst-affected district as we speak, adopted by Mumbai with 9,200 single-day infections.
