Janjgir records 90 percent vaccination in 31 villages

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In the battle against Covid-19, 90 percent of the targeted population in 31 villages of Chhattisgarh's Janjgir-Champa district has been vaccinated, the Janjgir-Champa Collector said on Thursday. Yashwant Kumar was briefing Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a virtual review of Covid management in 60 districts of the country covering 11 states in the presence of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, an official communication said. The Collectors of Baloda Bazar-Bhatapara, Raigarh, Korba and Bilaspur were present. The Janjgir-Champa collector all health workers and frontline workers have got the first dose of the vaccine. The second dose has covered 85 percent.  In the 45-plus category, 70 percent people have been vaccinated. The process is on in the 18-44 age category. He, however, said that in a few villages, residents stopped outsiders from entering their area.

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