NAGPUR: In 141 days, 37,18,546 healthcare workers (HCW), frontline workers (FLW) and those above 18 years have taken Covid-19 vaccine in the 11 districts of Vidarbha.
The highest 10,38,223 doses, which is 27.92% of Vidarbha’s total vaccination, have been given in Nagpur district.
As per data of state’s public health department, 1,89,74,321 persons have taken first dose of Covishield and Covaxin in 35 districts of the state as on June 4.
The total first doses given in Vidarbha account for 19.6% of state’s total.
Four more districts of the region have given over three lakh doses.
Amravati district has the second highest number of beneficiaries (3,80,065), followed by Yavatmal district (3,61,492), Buldhana district (3,54,889) and Chandrapur district (3,15,995).
Number of beneficiaries is over three lakh in four districts — Akola (2,54,718), Wardha (2,37,750), Gondia (2,30,311) and Bhandara (2,20,843).
Washim (1,90,004) and Gadchiroli (1,34,256) districts have inoculated the lowest number of beneficiaries.
The number of beneficiaries in Nagpur district has increased in the last two days due to beginning of second dose to people in the 18-44 years age group who took Covaxin.
On Friday, 4,318 took the jab in the district while 4,563 doses were given on Saturday.
The number had dropped below 4,000 last week.
Kingsway Hospital, the only private hospital in six districts of Nagpur division to start vaccination for all above 18 years, has inoculated 10,166 persons in six days.
The hospital gave the shot to 1,930 persons on Saturday.
Majority of the beneficiaries (10,037) are in the 18-44 age group.
The state government had rolled out vaccination for 18-44 years age group on May 1.
Inoculation was started in limited centres of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) but stopped on May 12 citing shortage of doses.
The hospital has also given doses of Covishield to 129 persons from the 45-plus age group in the last six days.
First and second dose for this age group are allowed and free of cost at NMC centres.