1,710 Doses Of COVID Vaccines Stolen From Haryana's Jind, Now No Shots Left In The District

In a shocking incident, as many as 1,710 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were stolen from the PPC centre at Civil Hospital in Haryana's Jind district.

"1270 of Covishield and 440 of Covaxin have been stolen from PPC centre. Some important files have also been stolen," said an official from the centre.

Centre's incharge said, "I'll also check our main store that keeps supply for the entire district. I'll also inform officials."

Haryana: 1710 doses of #COVID19 vaccine, including 1270 of Covishield & 440 of Covaxin, stolen from PPC centre at Civil Hospital in Jind, files stolen too. Centre's incharge says, "I'll also check our main store that keeps supply for entire district. I'll also inform officials." pic.twitter.com/QqAZqa23CM

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He further said that police inquiry has been initiated and proper inquiry will be done.

According to reports, CCTV video footage showed that two people were involved in the crime.

The thieves broke open four locks of the storeroom and the deep freezer.

The thieves did not even touch other vaccines stored in the same freezer and other valuables including a laptop and Rs 50,000 cash were also left behind.

Some reports online claimed that the Jind district has been left with no more COVID-19 vaccines after the theft.

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Haryana facing vaccine shortage

The incident comes at a time when Haryana, like most states in India, is experiencing a surge in new COVID-19 infections and the vaccine rollout has been hit by shortages.

Haryana on Wednesday recorded the biggest daily jump of 9,623 coronavirus cases and 45 fatalities that pushed the state's infection tally to 3,81,247 and the death toll to 3,528, a health department bulletin said.

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Among the districts that reported a big spike in cases are Gurgaon (2,988), Faridabad (1,339), Sonipat (960), Karnal (548), Hisar (664) and Panipat (548), it said.

The latest deaths include five each from Faridabad, Sonipat, Hisar, Panchkula and Jind, and four each from Gurgaon, Karnal and Bhiwani.

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Haryana stands at 55,422. So far, 3,22,297 people have recovered and the state has a recovery rate of 84.54 per cent, the bulletin said.