Chandigarh, June 16 -- : Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Wednesday said the vaccination in the 18-44 age group has been expanded to include students studying abroad, foreign employed persons, shopkeepers, workers of the hospitality industry and delivery boys.

According to an official release, the Health Minister has said that the Punjab government is taking appropriate measures to cover every citizen in the ambit of COVID-19 vaccination and drive has been running in full swing at rural as well as urban areas of the state.

A total of 58,15,339 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 so far in the state, he pointed out.

The Health Minister further said that the positivity rate of the period between (May 17- June 12) in t...