Dead person got Kovid-19 vaccination certificate in Madhya Pradesh

Authorities have cited computer error for the glitch, in which Purushottam Shakyavar (78) of Biora town, who died in May, received a message on his mobile phone number that he had been given a second dose of the vaccine. December 3

According to Phool Singh Shakyawar, son of the deceased, he received the message on December 3 and was able to download the vaccine certificate as well.

Shakyavar said that his father had received the first dose of the vaccine on April 8, and died during treatment in Indore on May 24.

When asked about the disturbance, District Immunization Officer Dr PL Bhagoria said that he has come to know about the matter and is investigating it.

He said that such a message could have been generated by a computer glitch. Biaora’s Block Medical Officer Dr. Sharad Sahu told that since vaccination is being done on a large scale, it is possible that someone may have entered the wrong mobile number while entering, the mistake will be rectified.

Meanwhile, Congress MLA from Biaora Ramchandra Dangi alleged that the state government was misleading the people by presenting wrong statistics of vaccination. He said such incidents are exposing the claims of the government and there should be a high level inquiry into all such cases.

Meanwhile, the Covid-19 tally in Madhya Pradesh reached 7,93,322 on Friday after 15 cases were detected, while the death toll stood at 10,529, an official said.

He said so far 7,82,640 people have been discharged in the state, including 12 during the day, taking the active count to 153. With 63,860 samples tested on Friday, the number of tests in the state rose to 2,24,44,892, the official said.

An official release said that 9,33,96,219 doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been given in MP so far, including 4,55,240 as on Friday.

Coronavirus figures in MP are as follows: Total cases 7,93,322, new cases 15, death toll 10,529, 7,82,640, active cases 153, number of tests so far 2,24,44,892.