Bengaluru: On the date, more than two-thirds of people who qualified to be invested in Bengaluru urban districts have been covered with the first dose of vaccines, while more than half the population targeted at Karnataka has received one Jab.
According to the Department of Health and family welfare, the target population – those aged over 18 years – in the state of more than 4.9 crores.
Of these, the data accessed from the Cowin application at 6pm on Friday (August 13, 2021) showed that nearly 53% or more than 2.6 crore people had received the first dose, while 77 lakh had been fully inoculated.
Overall, Karnataka has provided more than 3.4 doses of crores – more than 1.6 crores to women and more than 1.7 crore for men – with more than 85% of them become covishield.
Bengaluru urban districts, including areas within the boundary of the BBMP, have provided more than 92 doses of lakh.
According to the government, the boundary of the BBMP has a target population of more than 94 lakh and all urban districts Bengaluru has around 10.6 people lakh.
And, from more than 1 crore people who qualified for vaccinations in the Regency (BBMP + Regency), more than 72 lakh had received at least one Jab, while more than 20 lakh had both doses.
Head of the BBMP Commissioner Gaurav Gupta said: “On average, we receive around 40,000 doses every day, and almost 40% of the current request is for the second dose.
Apart from what we get every day, private hospitals can also provide around 20,000 doses Every day.
“Indicates that the achievement in Bengaluru, especially, in the limits of BBMP has been commendable, Gupta said that BBMP, however, would not be easy on the implementation of Covid norms.
‘Priority to contain new cases’ “given the possibility of breakthrough infections and until we have a much higher percentage of people with both doses, we must be very careful.
Our priority is to contain fresh cases we need people to follow the action Prevention, “added Gupta.
Further Cowin data shows that nationally, India has provided more than 53 doses of crores that cover more than 41 crore people.
And, among the 10 countries with the highest number of Covid-19 infections, Uttar Pradesh has provided around 5.6 crore doses followed by Maharashtra (4.8 Crore).
West Bengal is the only other country that requires more than 3 crore doses.