The count of Jharkhand residents vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus crossed the 10 lakh mark on Tuesday as the state administered the first dose of the vaccine to over 1.22 lakh people on the day, figures compiled by the National Health Mission (NHM) stated.
As per NHM data, as many as 10,70,204 beneficiaries, including almost 5.5 lakh senior citizens and over 1.20 lakh middle-agers with comorbid conditions, have been administered the first dose of Covishield vaccine since the launch of the nationwide immunisation programme on January 16.
On Tuesday, Jharkhand achieved 69 per cent of its vaccination target by administering the first dose of the vaccine to as many as 1,22,622 beneficiaries, including over 95,000 senior citizens and more than 23,000 middle-agers with comorbid conditions.
Meanwhile, the state reported 130 fresh cases of Covid-19 infection and one casualty, taking the number of active cases in the state to 854 and the Covid toll to 1,098, a bulletin from NHM stated. The casualty was reported in Dumka.
Ranchi reported 47 cases against 49 recoveries, while East Singhbhum reported 27 cases against 11 recoveries on the day. The number of active cases in Ranchi dropped to 404 on Tuesday.
The count of Ranchi residents vaccinated since the launch of the programme also crossed the 1 lakh mark on the day. As per NHM figures, as many as 1,04,560 Ranchi residents have been administered the first dose of the vaccine so far, the highest among the 24 districts in Jharkhand. Ranchi is the only district where more than 1 lakh people have been vaccinated so far.
The state also launched the second phase of the weeklong Panchayat level vaccination drive on Tuesday. A majority of the beneficiaries administered the first jab of the vaccine on the day were rural residents, officials said. So far, the state has vaccinated close to 4 lakh people during the special Panchayat level drive. The special drive will also be conducted on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
However, the state achieved only 7 per cent of its target for administering the second dose of the vaccine on the day by inoculating 4684 of over 70,000 healthcare and frontline workers registered for the second jab. So far, as many as 2,24,934 beneficiaries, around 77 per cent of those registered, have received the second dose of the vaccine. Jharkhand has achieved 84 per cent of its target for the first dose.