Kolkata: With more than 10 lakh vaccinations on Monday, Bengal inched through Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh became the third in this country in the ongoing vaccination drive.
Bengal is now behind Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra with a total number of vaccinations on Monday night standing at 6.7 crores, several lakh more than Gujarat.
Along with Kolkata, several other districts, including 24 North Pargana, Darjeeling and Kalimpong, has been vaccinated between 70% and 80% of their populations that meet the requirements with at least one dose.
With urban areas that are quite covered with the first dose, health officials will now more emphasis on rural areas to expand the coverage of inoculation.
On Monday, more than 74 lakh jab was given in Kolkata, where more than 47 lakh was the first dose recipient.
The adult population that meets the requirements in Kolkata is pegged at 55 lakh-60 lakh.
Although many people from the district who took Jab in Kolkata, health officials said about 80% of Kolkatan had at least the first jab.
“Because of the vaccine supply problem, there is a need to prioritize geographical drive inoculation.
Cities and other urban areas with a higher case burden are the main focus.
Now, with these areas are quite covered with at least one dose, and the vaccine supply becomes Regular, we began focusing on rural and district regions, “said a senior health official.
While Kolkata has given the highest number of JAB between all districts, 24 North Pargana has finished nearing 60 lakh doses, taking second place while Hooghly, with more than 39 doses of lakh, is the third.
“Countries like Kalimpong, Darjeeling and Birbhum are also performing well.
The number of doses provided is lower than in some districts, but, proportionally with a qualified population, they have performed better,” the official said.
On Monday, more than 4,000 vaccination sites are operated throughout the state.
While Murshidabad gave 1.1 doses of lakh, more than 1 lakh took a shot at West midnpore.
In Kolkata, only around 27,000 doses were given.
“Now demand in urban areas is mostly a second dose.
When we expand our drive in rural areas, the demand will be the first dose,” said Ashim Das Malakar, a state family welfare official.
The country aims to manage 1.7 doses of crore in October, of which around 94 doses of lakh have been given.
Overall, around 70% of adult populations that meet the state requirements have got the first JAD so far.