Chhattisgarh Chief Minsiter Bhupesh Baghel received his first dose of vaccine against the COVID-19 virus on Friday at Pt Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Medical College in Raipur.
"Vaccinated. In the war against COVID-19, I stand with every effort that has been made," he tweeted.
— Bhupesh Baghel (@bhupeshbaghel) April 9, 2021
Meanwhile, India recorded 1,31,968 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. With this fresh surge, the total number of infections has reached 1,30,60,542.