Harsh Vardhan to hold vaccination review meeting

In a bid to note the progress on the vaccination drives in the states, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan will be holding a meeting with Health Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.

New Delhi:Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan will be holding a meeting with Health Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat on the Covid-19 situation and progress on the vaccination drive in these states later on Saturday.

Harsh Vardhan will hold a meet with the Health Ministers of these four states through a video conference at 3 p.m.

The Union Minister will review the current Covid situation and the progress of vaccination drive being run in their respective states to mitigate the spread of the deadly virus which so far has infected 2,43,72,907 people across the country, including 36,73,802 active cases and 2,66,207 deaths.

In a tweet, the Minister informed about his meeting on the Covid-19 situation and vaccination drive in these states.

Uttar Pradesh is on top with 13,85,855 Covid cases reported so far in the state followed by Andhra Pradesh (11,75,843), Gujarat (6,09,031) and Madhya Pradesh (6,05,423).

The Health Minister will hold the meeting hours after attending a high-level virtual meeting on the Covid-19 situation in the country chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

In the past 23 days, India's daily Covid tally has plateaued over the three-lakh mark and over 3,000 casualties for 17 days.

(IANS)