Jharkhand on Sunday vaccinated more than 1.66 lakh residents against Covid-19 as at least 1,675 session sites remained operational across the State from morning to evening, data compiled by the health department highlighted.
As per provisional data released by the National Health Mission (NHM), the state on Sunday administered the first dose of vaccine to as many as 1,14,575, while the second dose was administered to at least 52,694 beneficiaries. More than 1.20 lakh beneficiaries vaccinated on the day fell in the age bracket of 18 years to 44 years.
A document from NHM highlighted that East Singhbhum alone vaccinated more than 35,000 residents on the day, the highest among the 24 districts in Jharkhand.
At least 160 session sites were operational in East Singhbhum on Sunday. Ranchi, on the other hand, vaccinated over 18,000 beneficiaries as 65 session sites opened their doors for vaccine beneficiaries here. As many as 66 session sites were operational in Dhanbad on the day and close to 15,000 residents were vaccinated there.
According to a press communique released by the health department on Sunday evening, the State has so far administered the first dose of vaccine against Covid-19 to more than 1.17 crore residents and at least 31 lakh of them have also received the second jab. As per Government data, at least 8 lakh vaccine doses were available in stock with Jharkhand to continue the mass immunisation drive.
Meanwhile, the active caseload of Covid-19 dropped to 127 as at least 12 Covid patients recovered from the viral infection and 11 people were found infected by SARS-CoV-2 in Jharkhand on Sunday, a separate bulletin from NHM stated.
While none of the 24 districts reported a double-digit-spike in cases, Ranchi, Dhanbad, West Singhbhum and East Singhbhum reported two Covid cases each. Ramgarh, Deoghar and Khunti reported one case of the viral infection each. At least 17 districts did not report fresh Covid cases on the day.
As per Government data, at least 74 people were battling the viral infection in Ranchi by Sunday night, while the count of active cases in East Singhbhum was nine. In Dhanbad also, nine people were suffering from Covid-19.
The State on Sunday tested swab samples of at least 49,943 residents and 0.02 per cent of them were found infected. Over 3.48 lakh people have been infected by coronavirus in Jharkhand so far and 98.48 per cent of them have recovered, while 1.47 per cent of the patients could not survive, highlights Government records.