JAIPUR: Around 80% of the beneficiaries in the state have received the first dose of Covid vaccine while 42% have got both the doses.
In numbers, 4.14 crore out of 5.14 crore beneficiaries have received the first dose leaving around 1 crore people who are yet to receive even a single shot.
Report on Covid vaccination showed that over 2.25 lakh doses were administered till 7pm on Sunday taking the cumulative doses to over 5.8 crore. Out of those, 4.14 crore received first dose while second dose was administered to 1.74 crore.
The health department is increasingly holding camps across the state to ensure that the beneficiaries get vaccine doses easily in nearest possible places. As many as 6,087 government sites remained functional while only 44 private sites for vaccination remained functional.
A health department official said that they are focusing more on administering second dose.
The health department officials are encouraging those who have received the first dose and now they are eligible for the second dose to get fully vaccinated.
Districts Bharatpur, Dungarpur, Jalore, Banswara, Dholpur and Karauli are lagging behind in Covid-19 vaccination as they are still to reach 75% of the target for the first dose vaccination.
While Sikar, Hanumangarh, Ajmer, Jhunjhunu and Jhunjhunu are leading in first dose vaccination as they have achieved over 88% target.
The state received 4.26 lakh doses of Covishield vaccine on Sunday. So far, the state has received over 6.2 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines. Total 5.88 crore cumulative doses have been administered in the state.
4 persons test +ve in state on Sunday
Four persons were tested positive for Covid-19 in the state on Sunday bringing overall tally to 9,54,359. No death was reported. The state’s toll stands at 8,954. Ajmer reported two cases, while one case each was reported from Jaipur and Hanumangarh.
