As many as 1,960 healthcare workers were administered the second dose of the Covishield vaccine in Jharkhand on Saturday, 28 days after they were inoculated against the Covid-19 virus for the first time, the National Health Mission (NHM) stated in a report.

West Singhbhum, Latehar, Koderma and Jamtara achieved more than 100 per cent of its vaccination target for the second dose on Saturday. While West Singhbhum 73 people against 60 registered beneficiaries, at least 128 people were administered the second jab of Covishield in Latehar against the 119 registered beneficiaries. As many as 57 people were administered the jab in Jamtara, while 43 healthcare workers got the shots in Koderma.

Palamu administered the second dose of Covishield vaccine to 133 beneficiaries on the day – the highest among all 24 districts in Jharkhand. Only 54 of the 100 registered beneficiaries were administered the second dose of vaccine jabs in Ranchi.

The state achieved 77 per cent of the vaccination target for the second dose of immunisation on Saturday as only 1,960 of the 2555 registered beneficiaries turned up at the vaccination centres, government data highlighted.

Meanwhile, the number of beneficiaries inoculated against Covid-19 in the state crossed the 2 lakh mark on Saturday. Jharkhand achieved only 46 per cent of its vaccination target for beneficiaries who got the first dose of the vaccine on the day. As per government data, as many as 14,111 of the 30,576 registered healthcare workers and frontline workers were inoculated in Jharkhand on Saturday.

While 2,279 people were vaccinated in Ranchi, the district achieved only 53 per cent of its target for the day. Jamtara achieved 89 per cent of its target on the day – the highest among Jharkhand districts. As many as 432 beneficiaries were inoculated there. So far, 216970 people have been vaccinated in Jharkhand and the state has achieved 56 per cent of its vaccination target, reveals government data.

As many as three Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) cases were reported in the state on Saturday, taking the total AEFI cases reported in Jharkhand so far to 264. Two cases were reported in Koderma and one in Bokaro district.

Meanwhile, Jharkhand reported 41 fresh cases of Covid-19 against 29 recoveries on Saturday, which took the number of active cases in the state to 452, stated a bulletin released by NHM. A resident of Dhanbad died of the infection on the day, taking the toll to 1,082, the bulletin further stated.

As per government data, as many as 1,19,283 people have been infected by the Covid-19 virus in Jharkhand so far, and 98.71 per cent of them have recovered. At the current rate, it would take more than 2,173 days for the cases to double in Jharkhand.