SURAT: On Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday on Friday, the health department of Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) administered 1.78 lakh doses of vaccine to citizens till 7 pm. Having set a target of 2 lakh doses, vaccination drives were carried on at a few centres till late evening.
The city health teams administered the highest number of doses in the state on Friday. The officials claimed that the city might be among the top five in the country with respect to the number of vaccines administered.
“We reached 1.78 lakh and considering the ongoing vaccination at least 2 lakh doses will be administered. Majority of the citizens were called through a knock-the-door campaign,” said a health official.
“We had prepared in advance for achieving the 2 lakh doses target and citizens were called by visiting their home or over phone,” said an official. Apart from SMC’s health centres the vaccinations were done at various business hubs and community halls. On August 31 the city was on top in state with 78,809 shots. Out of 34.32 lakh targeted population of the city 31.86 lakh have taken the first dose while 13.50 lakh are fully vaccinated. Total 45.37 doses have been administered in the city so far. According to the latest figures 92% of the targeted population got the first dose while 42% have got the second dose as well.
