Jharkhand achieved only 35 per cent of its vaccination target on Sunday by administering the first dose of Covishield vaccine to 7679 of over 21,000 beneficiaries registered to get the jab on the day, figures compiled by the National Health Mission (NHM) highlighted.

Meanwhile, nearly 500 people were administered the second dose of the vaccine in the state, taking the total count of those who have completed their course of vaccination to 2405 beneficiaries. The state has achieved 78 per cent of its target in administering the second dose of Covishield to registered beneficiaries.

So far, as many as 2,24,828 healthcare workers and frontline workers have been administered the first dose of vaccine jab in Jharkhand, stated a report released by NHM. More than 25,000 of the beneficiaries were residents of Ranchi, while more than 21,000 were from Dhanbad.

On Sunday, as many as 902 people were inoculated in Ranchi, while 601 were vaccinated in East Singhbhum. As per government data, the state has achieved 58 per cent of its vaccination target so far and Ranchi has achieved 43 per cent of its target – the lowest among all the 24 districts in Jharkhand.

Only one Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) case was reported in Jharkhand on Sunday from Hazaribag, taking the total count of AEFI cases in the state to 265, the NHM stated in the report.

As many as 33 people were found infected by the Covid-19 virus in Jharkhand on Sunday, while 24 patients recovered, stated a separate bulletin released by NHM. Ranchi reported 14 of the 33 cases and accounted for nine of the 24 recoveries on the day.

The number of active cases jumped to 461 on the day despite at least 19 of 24 districts not reporting fresh cases of infection. At least 236 of the 461 patients were residents of Ranchi, while 58 were from East Singhbhum, the bulletin highlighted.

The three Covid-free districts – Godda, Giridih and Pakur – did not report fresh cases on the day. As per government data, the growth rate of cases in Jharkhand was 0.03 per cent against the national average of 0.07 per cent. At the current pace, it would take more than 2215 days for the cases to double in Jharkhand, government data reveals.