Jharkhand on Tuesday vaccinated more than 1.05 lakh residents against Covid-19, taking the total count of residents at least partially-vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 virus above 1.35 crore,
figures compiled by the health department highlighted.
As per provisional figures released by the National Health Mission (NHM), the state on Tuesday administered the first dose of vaccine against Covid-19 to as many as 65,482 residents, while the booster dose was administered to at least 40,792 beneficiaries. More than 70,000 beneficiaries inoculated on the day fell in the age bracket of 18 years to 44 years.
East Singhbhum vaccinated at least 13,000 residents on the day, the highest among the 24 districts in Jharkhand, while over 11,000 beneficiaries were administered vaccines against Covid-19 in Ranchi. Dhanbad vaccinated about 6,000 beneficiaries on the day.