Bengaluru: Now the supply problem has been sorted, Karnataka has been inoculating more than 51.4 lakh people within seven days between August 26 and September 1, proof that the Covid-19 vaccination drive has been high-style.
While 46.5 doses of lakh were given in the previous two weeks, the last week saw a leap of 10.3%.
While 19.9 Lakh people were vaccinated from August 12 to 18 in the state, 26.6 lakh was given the opportunity between August 19 and 25.
On Wednesday only, Karnataka vaccinated more than 12 lakh people – a record one day and the highest in this country and The highest in this country for that day.
Cowin data shows that of 12 lakh, more than 8.9 lakh is the first dose and 3.1 lakh is the second dose.
On Wednesday, a total of 80.8 lakh people took vaccines throughout the country and Karnataka contributed almost 15% of coverage.
Between August 26 and September 1, the country’s daily coverage crossed 11 lakh twice.
On August 27, the state managed nearly 11.5 lakh shots in a 24-hour range.
The large coverage may be due to consistency in the supply of vaccines, the health department authority said.
“In August, we have provided 1.1 crore shots,” KV Trilok Chandra said, the health commissioner.
Health Minister K Sudhakar said: “On Wednesday (September 1) we beat our target of 10 lakh and gave 12.1 doses of lakh.
That might be due to cooperation from all health workers and citizen participation.” He added that 1.8 doses of lakh Allowed in Bengaluru, followed by almost 1 lakh in Bellagavi.
However, on Wednesday, several districts were lagged behind with less than 20,000 doses managed.
These include Yagdir (18,600) and Ramanagara (19,160) where the Ministry of Health plans to overcome the vaccine doubts and create awareness about the need for vaccination.
Targeting 10 lakh jabs every Wednesday, the state government has deactivated plans for special vaccination drives.
Overall, how far Karnataka has given nearly 4.4 doses of crore vaccines.
More than one crore people have fully vaccinated.