Jharkhand on Monday achieved 51 per cent of its vaccination target after achieving less around 40 per cent of the daily target for immunization during the past one week, figures compiled by the National Health Mission (NHM) highlighted. However, Jharkhand has achieved only 38 per cent of its vaccination target since the launch of the nationwide immunization programme against Covid-19 on January 16.

As many as 16,756 healthcare workers and frontline workers were inoculated on the day across Jharkhand, taking the total count of people vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus in the state to 1,23,754, a report released by the NHM stated. The report further highlighted that at least 8008 of the people vaccinated on Monday were frontline workers, while the remaining 8748 were healthcare workers.

As per government data, at least 19,655 healthcare workers and 13,081 frontline workers were registered to get the Covishield jabs at vaccination centres across Jharkhand on the day. However, only 45 per cent of the registered healthcare workers and 61 per cent of the registered frontline workers were inoculated against the Covid-19 virus from 10am to 5pm on Monday.

Bokaro achieved 90 per cent of its vaccination target, the highest among all the districts in the state, on Monday by inoculating at least 1500 of the 1664 registered beneficiaries. Dhanbad, on the other hand, inoculated 2320 of 3171 registered beneficiaries, thereby achieving 73 per cent of its target. As many as 1350 people were administered the Covishield shots in Ranchi, which achieved only 47 of its target on the day. Only 892 of the 2111 registered beneficiaries, about 42 per cent, were administered the vaccine jabs in East Singhbhum on Monday.

Meanwhile, as many as 38 people, including 12 from Ranchi alone, were found infected by the Covid-19 virus in Jharkhand on the day, a bulletin released by the NHM stated. However, the state reported only 31 Covid recoveries, causing a slight rise in the number of active cases to 438, the bulletin added.

While East Singhbhum reported 16 cases on the day, the highest among districts in Jharkhand, as many as 15 districts did not report fresh cases of Covid-19 infection on the day, the NHM bulletin stated. East Singhbhum, as well as Ranchi, reported nine recoveries, and the number of active cases witnessed a rise in both the districts.

No Covid casualties occurred in any part of Jharkhand on Monday, figures with the NHM highlighted. The growth rate of Covid cases in Jharkhand was 0.03 per cent against the national average of 0.08 per cent. As per government data, it would take more than 2202 days for the number of Covid cases to double in Jharkhand. The doubling rate in India was more than 864 days.

As many as 119055 people have been infected by the virus in Jharkhand so far and more than 98 per cent of them have recovered, highlights government data.