The immunisation campaign against Covid-19 continued at a low pace on Thursday in Jharkhand as the state managed to vaccinate less than 1 lakh beneficiaries for the second day in a row, figures compiled by the health department highlighted.
As per provisional data released by the National Health Mission (NHM), as many as 84,797 beneficiaries were vaccinated on Thursday in the state. While 49,333 residents were administered the first dose of vaccine, at least 35,464 beneficiaries received the booster dose on the day, as per NHM data. Close to 65,000 residents inoculated on the day fell in the age bracket of 18 years to 44 years.
Ranchi vaccinated about 12,000 residents on the day, the highest among the 24 districts, while East Singhbhum administered vaccine doses to 10,000-odd beneficiaries. Over 8000 residents were inoculated against SARS-CoV-2 virus in Dhanbad, while about 9000 beneficiaries got vaccinated in Bokaro on the day.
As per government data, more than 1.35 crore residents in Jharkhand have received at least one dose of vaccine since the launch of the nationwide immunisation programme against Covid-19 on January 16. About 40 lakh of these beneficiaries have also received the second jab.