Mumbai: A record number 12 lakh vaccinated against Covid-19 in Maharashtra on Saturday.
The previous highest voter for the country was 11.17 lakh on August 21.
The appropriate addition in Mumbai on Saturday, according to the BMC daily vaccine update, was 1.58 lakh, although the central government portal placed a number at 1.79 lakh in Mumbai to the end of vaccination.
(Cowin Portal said 1.02 doses of the Crore vaccine had been given in Mumbai, but the BMC release set a number at 98 lakh).
State Secretary of the Additional Head (Health) Dr.
Pradeep Vyas, “Happy to share that today, we fix our best before and in one day 11.61.141 The covid vaccine dose was given until 6pm.
The final number could be more.” He then sent A message stating that Maharashtra has crossed the 12 lakh mark at 8pm.
Commissioner BMC IS Chahal said, “The good news is 80% of MCGM residents who qualify have taken at least one dose of vaccination.
We are number 1 in the percentage of major cities in India.” About 30% of residents who qualified for vaccination In Mumbai fully vaccinated, he said, adding that “vaccination with ‘mask’ can save us from the third wave.” On Saturday, BMC vaccinated 82,432 people, while private players gave 70,207 people.
BMC Executive Health Officer Dr.
Mangala Gomare said that drives Saturday focused on people who needed a second shot.
While this city has around two lakh people who need a second shot, almost half of them are covered on Saturday.
While BMC will not vaccinate on Sunday, a senior official said there was no adequate stock to do a big drive on Monday.