BHOPAL: Despite a good start on Monday, teen vaccinations slowed down in Madhya Pradesh a day later, with 2.27 lakh doses administered to those between 15 and 17 years.
The 15-17 jabs accounted for over 81% of the 2.8 lakh doses administered in the state on Tuesday. No case of adverse effects has been reported in Madhya Pradesh in this age group. On the opening day, MP was #1 in the country, notching up 7.7 lakh doses. The next day, however, it fell behind other states — Gujarat 5.3 lakh, Andhra 4.7 lakh, Rajasthan 4.5 lakh and Karnataka 3.9 lakh.
308 new cases reported in MP:
The number of daily infections crossed 300 mark on Tuesday with 308 people testing positive in MP. Before this 300 fresh cases were reported in one day on June 12, 2021.