Jharkhand on Sunday vaccinated nearly 2 lakh residents against Covid-19 as over 1700 session sites remained operational across the State from morning to evening, data compiled by the health department highlighted.
As per provisional vaccination figures released by the National Health Mission (NHM), at least 1,44,749 residents received the first dose of vaccine on the day, while 48,849 beneficiaries got their second dose. More than 1.40 lakh beneficiaries vaccinated on the day fell in the age bracket of 18 years to 44 years, a report from NHM stated.
East Singhbhum vaccinated the highest number of residents among the 24 districts in Jharkhand on Sunday. As per the Government data, at least 27,784 beneficiaries got vaccinated in East Singhbhum, while 12,644 beneficiaries got their jabs in Ranchi. East Singhbhum also had at least 171 session sites operational on the day, the highest among the districts.
According to a press communique from the health department released on Sunday morning, the state has so far administered the first dose of vaccine to over 1.08 crore residents and around 28 lakh of them have also received the second jab.
While the state did not report fresh cases of Covid-induced mucormycosis on Sunday, the active caseload of black fungus dropped to 16 from 18, data compiled by the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) highlighted. Jharkhand has so far reported 168 cases of black fungus and 31 casualties caused by this disease.