Ludhiana: More than 60% of the total population has received the first dose of Covid vaccine and more than 20% of the second in the Ludhiana district.
As a report of the State Government of October 2 October, Ludhiana has 21.2 people per 100 of all populations that have received vaccine doses.
It places Ludhiana among seven countries that have a better value.
In 35.8 of 100 people, SAS Nagar has a fully vaccinated population, followed by Hoshiarpur (29.6), Pathankot (25.8), Jalandhar (25.5), SBS Nagar (24.7) and Ludhiana.
In Mansa, only 9.1 per 100 people from all populations have received a dose.
With 60.7 people per 100 of the entire population after receiving the first dose here, Ludhiana was in third place in Punjab.
SAS Nagar was above (84.8), followed by Pathankot, SBS Nagar (both 61.4), Hoshiarpur and Ludhiana (both 60.7) and Jalandhar (60.6).
In sangrur, only 38.8 per 100 people from all populations have received the first dose.
Data from the past two months shows that 16.2 of 100 people from all populations have received doses until September 10; 14.2 to 31 August; and 13.1 to August 12.
There has been a 7% increase from August-end until October 2.
Ludhiana has 48.4 per 100 people from all populations that have received the first dose to 10 and 42 September to 31 August.
It has been around a 20% increase in the first dose recipient since August -End.In Punjab, 48.4 people per 100 have received the first shot and 16.8 second.
The health department official said the number of people who were vaccinated per 100 who were eligible have witnessed a large increase.
A official said, “As a majority of eligible people have received the first dose, a fully vaccinated number will increase.
We accept a good number of vaccines until recently, but for several days, supply, especially from covishield, not enough.” Officials said the number of people who qualified for vaccination (above 18 years) was around 26 lakh in the district.
“It is very important that the percentage of people who fulfill the requirements that are fully vaccinated must increase.
If it rises to around 70%, then there are more flock-immune opportunities.
Someone usually gets protection about two weeks after the second dose,” said former President Ludhiana Ima Dr.
Sunil Katyal.
The District Immunization Officer Dr.
Puneet Junkeja said, “About 87% of the qualified population has had the first dose and around 37% have the first dose of having both doses.
Because saturation has reached the first dose and there are about three months distance between the two shots, the number of people Those who receive the second dose are expected to increase.
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