The data released on Wednesday by the Ministry of Health stated that Maharashtra, Kerala and Punjab account for 76.4% of the currently active COVID-19 cases, with Maharashtra alone accounting for about 60%.
It recorded an increase of 28,903 new cases with 188 deaths in the last 24 hours. Of the new cases, 83.9% are from Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Six states account for the highest (87) new deaths in Maharashtra, accounting for 86.7%. The ministry said that 38 deaths occur daily in Punjab and 15 deaths in Kerala.
It states that Maharashtra alone accounts for 61.8% of the daily new cases (17,864), followed by Kerala (1,970) and Punjab (1,463).
Demanding immediate investigation into the deaths and serious adverse events that occurred after the administration of the vaccine, a group of people working in the fields of public health, ethics, medicine and law have written to the ministry asking them to “look into the details of the investigation Concerns about scarcity “Deaths after COVID-19 vaccination in India”.
In its letter addressed to Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and officials, the group said: Investigation of Adverse Events (Immunization) (AEFI) for trust-building through well-defined procedures for vaccination pharmacovigilance and reports made available in the public domain Is to be done. And transparency. This is particularly important for new vaccines, such as COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out nationwide under the Emergency Use Authority, targeting millions of people. ‘
The group has called for immediate, complete, timely and transparent investigations.
It also demanded that the government roll out each vaccine – even in the public domain – details of all serious AEFIs by March 16, and the status of the investigation, findings of all serious AEFI investigations, including clinical causes of death. Diagnosis, autopsy when possible or oral autopsy to confirm or amend the diagnosis, cause assessment and rationale behind that assessment, etc.
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