The count of people inoculated against the Covid-19 virus crossed the 1 lakh mark in Jharkhand on Sunday as almost 10,000 beneficiaries were administered the Covishield jabs in the state on the day, figures with the National Health Mission (NHM) highlighted.

Jharkhand achieved 41 per cent of its vaccination target on Sunday by inoculating 9866 of the 24,203 healthcare workers and frontline workers registered to get be Covishield jabs on the day, a report released by the NHM stated.

As many as 4369 of 9648 registered frontline workers were administered the vaccine shots on Sunday, while 5497 of 14555 healthcare workers were inoculated at the various vaccination centres across the 24 districts in Jharkhand, the NHM report highlighted.

Dhanbad achieved 96 per cent of its vaccination target on the day by administering the Covishield jabs to at least 2029 people – the highest among districts in Jharkhand. As many as 616 people were inoculated in Ranchi, which was 49 per cent of the total 1256 registered beneficiaries here.

As per NHM data, only 18 of 412 registered beneficiaries in Latehar were inoculated on the day. The district achieved only 4 per cent of its taget – the lowest among the 24 districts in the state.

So far, as many as 1,06,221 people have been vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus in Jharkhand since the launch of the nationwide immunization programme on January 16. However, the state has achieved only 32 per cent of its vaccination target.

As many as 10,747 of the over 1 lakh people vaccinated in the state were residents of Ranchi, while 7786 were from Giridih. At least 6619 people have been administered the Covishield shots in East Singhbhum and 7433 people have been inoculated in Dhanbad. As many as 7629 residents of Dhanbad have been vaccinated so far.

Meanwhile, one more Covid patient, a resident of Ranchi, died during treatment on Sunday, taking the Covid toll in the state to 1078 and that in Ranchi to 238, a separate bulletin released by the NHM stated.

As many as 38 people were found infected by the virus in Jharkhand on the day, while 34 patients recovered, the bulletin stated. At least 431 people were battling the viral infection in Jharkhand by the end of Sunday. At least 17 of 24 districts did not report fresh cases of infection, while Ranchi accounted for 22 of the 38 cases.