Bengaluru: Born on Saturday, Karnataka reached a milactation of vaccinations that raced 100% of the population that qualified with one dose against Covid-19.
The state has provided two doses to more than 85% and the urge to cover adolescents (15-18 years) and manage prevention doses for seniors also experience a good step.
Health Minister K Sudhakar said: “We have reached two milestones of history: First, we have done 6 crore tests, which are the third highest in this country.
Right from the start, we have adhere to a 5-t strategy, which includes testing.
This allows this We to contain pandemics.
Secondly, we have discussed 100% of the adult population targeted at the first dose.
I congratulate all health workers and front lines, senior officials and district level officers who have worked nonstop in achieving this.
“Sudhakar Saying while data from several districts showed 97% or 98%, the overall coverage in this country has been 100%.
Other officials explained that there were also districts that had more than 100% coverage.
According to the data published by the government, the target of the adult population is pegged more than 4.89 crores and the cumulative first dose coverage is more than the target.
Twelve districts – Dharwad, Bidar, Davanagere, Davestavi, Bagalkot, Hassan, Kolar, Mysuru, Gadag, Chikkaballater, Vijayapura and Kodagu – have reported more than 100% coverage with GADAG shows the highest at 105% which has more than 97.% but Under 100% coverage with the first dose is: Kalaburagi, Raichur, Yadgir, Dakshina Kannada, Bangaluru (BBMP and Bangaluru of Joint Urban District), Shivamogga, Uttara Kannada, Chikkamagaluru, Udupi, Mandya and Bengayaaru.
At 9:30 a.m.
on Sunday, Karnataka has given a dose of 85% of the adult population with only three districts – Kalaburagi, Raichur and Yadgir – not touching a sign of 80%, while seven other districts have covered between 80% and 85%.
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Twenty districts have more than 85% and up to 96%.
Data separately from the State Health Department shows that the coverage of adolescent vaccination (15-18 years) has gained speed with more than 67% of the 31.7 Lakh targeted to be given a dose.
At the end of January 22, almost 21.4 teenagers lakh had been given the first dose, including more than 2.9 lakh in Bengaluru and more than 1.8 lakh in Bellagavi.
The government has provided more than 4.6 lakh Java doses of prevention of health workers (HCWS), frontline workers (FLW) and seniors (more than 60 years), which is almost 84% of the number of doses given at a week ago.
While more than 2.2 lakh HCW has taken this shot, 78,340 flws and more than 1.6 senior lakh has taken JAB KETIA-caution.
The highest leap is recorded among senior citizens.