Jharkhand achieved only 14 per cent of its vaccination target on Sunday – the lowest in a day since the beginning of the immunization programme. As per figures shared by the National Health Mission (NHM), only 2080 of 14894 registered beneficiaries were administered the first dose of Covishield vaccine on the day.
The turnout of beneficiaries was equally poor for the second dose of the vaccine. Only 13 per cent of the registered 1007 beneficiaries got the second jab on the day, highlighted NHM data. As many as 135 people turned up at the vaccination centres on the day to get the second jab.
So far, the state has achieved 71 per cent of its vaccination target by inoculating 2,85,678 beneficiaries, stated a report released by the NHM. However, over 1 lakh beneficiaries have given the vaccine jab a miss in the state, the report added.
Ranchi continued to be one of the worst performers in terms of vaccination despite achieving 83 per cent of its target on Sunday. As per government data, Ranchi has achieved 59 per cent of its vaccination target, which is only better than Dumka's 57 per cent.
As per figures with the NHM, at least seven of 24 districts failed to inoculate more than 10 per cent of the registered beneficiaries, while two districts – Gumla and East Singhbhum– did not inoculate even one beneficiary on the day.
Meanwhile, one more Covid patient, a resident of Ranchi, died during treatment on Sunday, taking the Covid toll in the district to 243 and that in Jharkhand to 1086, a separate bulletin released by the NHM stated.
Recoveries outnumbered fresh cases of Covid-19 on the day, bringing the number of active cases in the state down to 453. However, Ranchi witnessed a spike in active cases despite reporting the highest number of recoveries among Jharkhand districts.
As per NHM data, as many as 31 people were found infected on the day, while 36 patients recovered. Ranchi reported 21 cases against 19 recoveries, taking the count of active cases in the district to 261. At least 20 of 24 districts did not report fresh cases of Covid-19 infection on the day.
As per government data, as many as 199596 people have been infected by Covid-19 virus in the state so far, and 98.71 per cent of them have recovered. At the current rate, it would take over 2395 days for the number of cases to double in Jharkhand, highlights government data.