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  The inoculation programme at the facility has been stopped following the incident At least 25 people were injured in  West Bengal ‘s Jalpaiguri district on Tuesday after hundreds of local residents tried to enter a vaccination centre together, leading to a stampede, police said. Six of them were critically injured in the incident, and they are undergoing treatment at Jalpaiguri Sadar Hospital, a senior officer said. “As soon as the main gate of Dhupguri Health Centre was opened, several people tried to get inside the facility pushing each other. A  stampede -like situation arose there. Several women were injured. We are probing the matter,” the officer said. Locals claimed that hundreds of people queued outside the vaccination centre since morning and social distancing protocols went for a toss. Asked about what led to the stampede, the officer said, “We are probing the matter. According to a preliminary investigation, those who were in the queue tried to enter the cent...

The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 4.72 crore with 19,65,635 doses being given on Monday, the Union Health Ministry said. The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 4.72 crore with 19,65,635 doses being given on Monday, the Union Health Ministry said.A total of 4,72,07,134vaccine doses have been given till 7 pm on Monday, according to a provisional report. These include 78,30,626 healthcare workers (HCWs) who have taken the first dose and 49,30,888HCWs who have taken the second dose, 81,72,121frontline workers (FLWs) who have received the first dose and 27,93,013FLWs who have taken the second dose. Besides 1,94,07,739beneficiaries aged above 60 years and 40,72,747 beneficiaries aged 45 to 60 with specific co-morbidities have been administered the first dose. “Total 19,65,635vaccine doses were given till 7 pm on Monday, the sixty-sixth day of the nationwide  COVID-19 vaccination . Out o...