Despite a drop in Covid-19 cases, the vaccination drive is going on across Chhattisgarh rapidly. A total of 1,68,69,073 citizens aged above 18 have been fully vaccinated against Covid. This amounts to be 82 percent of the eligible adult population.
An official communiqué on Friday said that apart from this, 43 percent of children in 15-18 years have received both doses of Covid-19 vaccine.
Precaution doses have been administered to 3,78,611 health and frontline workers and people above 60 years of age.
Besides, the first dose of the vaccine has been given to everyone above 18 years and 67 percent of those in the 15-18 age group.
A total of 1,97,57,492 citizens above 18 years and 11,05,719 children in the 15-18 category have got their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine.
Similarly, 7,07,663 in the 15-18 age group have got both doses of the vaccine.