Maharashtra, has only three days worth of vaccines in stock, Health Minister Rajesh Tope told reporters Wednesday, even as the country reported a record of over 115,000 daily new cases.
Maharashtra alone accounts for some 55,000 infections. Other states, including southern Andhra Pradesh is also running low on shots, according to the Economic Times.The steep jump in infections from early February, when the country reported around 11,000 daily infections, has forced states to reinstate movement curbs and other restrictions.
Maharashtra has halted all non-essential services, ordered private companies to work from home, and shut malls and restaurants through April.India’s federal Health Minister Harsh Vardhan released a statement Wednesday in.