Elderly man dies after shot of COVID-19 vaccine in Bengal
A senior citizen in Dhupguri city in Jalpaiguri District of West Bengal died allegedly after being administered the Covishield vaccine, prompting his family members to lodge a police complaint, an official said on Tuesday. "Krishna Dutta (64), a businessman from Jalpaiguri district, died at a local hospital, where he was rushed after he complained of breathlessness," the official said. Here are more details
Person was suffering from co-morbidities, family lodged police complaint
The official said, "Dutta was administered the vaccine on Monday. He was having breathing issues at night and was taken to hospital, where he was declared dead after a while. The person was reportedly suffering from comorbidities." Dutta's body was sent to Jalpaiguri State General Hospital for autopsy. A police complaint was lodged by his family members, alleging the death to be unnatural.
1,60,435 people got vaccinated in the state on Tuesday
"A total of 1,60,435 people were inoculated across the state on Tuesday," a State Health Department official said. "Around 1,37,642 people received the first dose and 22,793 were given the second dose. Out of them, 54,782 were in the age group of 60 and above, while 19,234 were in the 45-59 age bracket," he said.
COVAXIN, Covishield given emergency approval in India
The Drugs Controller General of India has granted emergency approval to two vaccines in India. Covishield, developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, is being manufactured by the Pune-based Serum Institute of India. COVAXIN has been developed indigenously by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech.
State has 3,144 active cases, 5,63,601 people have recovered
"There was no adverse event following immunization (AEFI) reported from anywhere in West Bengal," the official said. Till Tuesday, 18.43 lakh people were vaccinated. West Bengal registered one more COVID-19 death, pushing the toll to 10,281. The coronavirus tally mounted to 5,77,026 with 188 fresh cases. The state now has 3,144 active cases, while 563,601 people have recovered from the disease thus far.
