A total of 381,305 people have been administered the COVID-19 vaccine across the country, the Union health ministry confirmed on Monday, adding that 580 adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) have been reported so far. 

Manohar Agnani, the ministry’s Additional Secretary, said that 148,266 beneficiaries across 25 states and union territories were vaccinated till 5 pm on Monday, PTI reported. 

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“A total of 381,305 beneficiaries have so far been vaccinated (till 5 pm on Monday) as per provisional reports,” Agnani said. 

The 148,266 beneficiaries that were vaccinated on Monday included 8,656 were from Bihar, 1,822 from Assam, 36,888 from Karnataka, 7,070 from Kerala, 6,665 from Madhya Pradesh, 7,628 from Tamil Nadu, 10,352 from Telangana, 11,588 from West Bengal and 311 from Delhi.

Since the nation-wide drive began on January 16, a total of 580 AEFIs and seven hospitalisations have been reported, Agnani said.

In Delhi, three hospitalisations were reported, out of which, two have been discharged, and one with fainting is under observation at Max Hospital, Patparganj.

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In Uttarakhand, one of the beneficiaries is stable and under observation at AIIMS Rishikesh, the official stated.

In Chhattisgarh, one beneficiary is under observation, while in Karnataka, two cases of hospitalizations were reported, he said.

“No case of serious/severe AEFI attributable to vaccination till date,” the additional secretary added.