Sonakshi Sinha takes first shot of covid-19 vaccine, says it means 'Victory'

Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha on Monday took the firs shot of vaccine against coronavirus infection. The actress took to Instagram to share a photograph wherein she could be seen taking the jab as she posed for the picture.

"#Vaccine manjhe #Victory!!!" Sonakshi captioned the photo, encouraging fans and followers to get vaccinated.

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As India has started vaccination for all adults, people above the age of 18 are now administering the vaccine shot. Earlier, the inoculation programme was limited to the people aged 45 or above.

Meanwhile, according to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Monday, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh are among the top 10 states that accounted for 73.91 per cent new Covid-19 cases registered in the last 24 hours.

The data further shows that ten states account for 72.86 per cent of the new deaths, and Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties (572). Karnataka follows with 490 daily deaths.

Witnessing a decline, India on Monday recorded 3,66,161 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours with 3,754 fatalities, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said.

On Sunday, India recorded 4.03 lakh cases for the fifth time after May 1. On Friday, India recorded the highest ever 4,14,188 cases.