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Vaccination drive resumes in Nilgiris

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Udhagamandalam: The Nilgiris recorded 415 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, even as the vaccination drive resumed in the district after a gap of five days.While the Covid-19 tally has zoomed past the 25,000-mark to 25,136, at least 21,304 of them, including the 515 patients who were discharged from various treatment centres on the day, have recovered so far.
Presently, the hill retreat has 3,700 active Covid-19 cases.The Covid-19 toll, meanwhile, rose to 132, with more patients succumbing to the virus.The vaccination drive saw workers with the carrot washing units and Ooty Lake, and the people in rural areas getting inoculated.A vaccination camp was held at M Palada near Ooty exclusively for the workers of carrot washing units.For the Ooty Lake workers, a separate vaccination camp was held on the lake premises.According to health officials, groups that were identified by the government would be vaccinated on a priority basis.

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