Jharkhand achieved 52 per cent of its vaccination target on Thursday by inoculating at least 13,558 of the 26,239 registered beneficiaries on the day, thereby helping the state achieve 50 per cent of its total vaccination target so far, figures compiled by the National Health Mission (NHM) highlighted.

So far, as many as 174501 of the 349819 people registered to get the Covishield jab have been inoculated against the Covid-19 virus in Jharkhand, stated a report released by the NHM.

As per the report, Ranchi achieved 67 per cent of its vaccination target on the day, but remained the worst performer in terms of vaccination rate among Jharkhand districts so far. As many as 1128 people were vaccinated here. Pakur, on the other hand, achieved only 15 per cent of its target, the lowest among districts in the state. Only 206 people were vaccinated there.

Dhanbad and Deoghar emerged as top performers on the day by achieving 89 per cent of their respective vaccination targets. As per government data, no fresh case of Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) were reported in any part of Jharkhand on Thursday.

Since the launch of the immunization programme on January 16, Ranchi has achieved only 31 per cent of its vaccination target – the lowest in Jharkhand. However, Ranchi has vaccinated 16758 people, the highest among districts in the state. Giridih has achieved 67 per cent of its target, which is the highest among the 24 districts in Jharkhand.

Meanwhile, as many as 45 people were found infected by the Covid-19 virus in Jharkhand on Thursday, while 53 patients recovered, a separate bulletin released by the NHM on Thursday night stated.

Ranchi reported 24 of the 45 cases and 29 of the 53 recoveries on the day. The number of active cases dropped to zero in four districts – Giridih, Godda, Jamtara and Pakur. As per government data, at least 18 of 24 districts did not report fresh cases of Covid-19 infection on the day.

As per government data, as many as 119206 people have been infected by the deadly virus in Jharkhand so far and 98.71 per cent of them have recovered. Of the 456 active cases in the state, at least 227 were from Ranchi. As many as 59 people were battling the infection in East Singhbhum.