Jharkhand achieved close to 56 per cent of its vaccination target on Wednesday by administering Covishield shots to as many as 2779 of the 4970 beneficiaries registered for vaccination on the day, figures released by the National Health Mission (NHM) stated.

The vaccination programme was held at 48 centres across the state on Wednesday, and most numbers of people were vaccinated in Ranchi, which achieved 63 per cent of its vaccination target. At least 230 of the 367 registered beneficiaries were administered the shots at three vaccination centres in the district.

As many as nine beneficiaries complained of Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) in Dhanbad, where 133 people were administered the Covishield shots, revealed figures with the NHM. Jamtara, where 72 people were vaccinated, reported one case of AEFI. However, doctors said that none of the adverse effects following Immunization were severe.

Meanwhile, as many as 125 people were found infected by the Covid-19 virus in Jharkhand on Wednesday, while at least 170 patients recovered in the state, the NHM stated in a separate bulletin released on Wednesday night.

Ranchi reported 65 cases against 102 recoveries, which brought the number of active cases in the districts down to 527. As per the NHM, as many as 1102 people were battling the viral infection in Jharkhand by the end of Wednesday.

The government on Wednesday tested swab samples of 12524 people and about 1 per cent of them were found infected. So far, the government has collected swab samples of 50.93 lakh people and tested 50.84 lakh of them.

As per government data, more than 98 per cent of the 118012 people infected by the virus in Jharkhand so far have recovered. The growth rate of the virus in the state was 0.08 per cent against the national average of 0.11 per cent. As per NHM, it would take more than 909 days for the cases to double in Jharkhand. The doubling rate in the country was 612.49 days.

After reported seven deaths in 48 hours, the state did not report any Covid casualty on Wednesday. As many as 1057 people have died of Covid-19 infection in Jharkhand so far.