PUNE: The Covid-19 vaccination drive in the district got a boost in September as 24.35 lakh beneficiaries were inoculated, the highest in any single month, so far.
Of them, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) administered over 10 lakh doses. Around 9.21 lakh doses were administered in Pune rural, which was solely dependent on the state vaccine supply. In the Pimpri Chinchwad civic limits, 4.52 lakh doses were administered.
The district’s three units — Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad and Pune rural — recorded their best monthly vaccination figures in September.
A PMC official said good vaccine supply and inoculation at private hospitals resulted in better monthly vaccination figures. Vikas Dhakane, the PMC’s additional commissioner, said, “The consistent supply made sure we clocked our best ever monthly vaccination figures. If this supply remains steady, we are sure we can vaccinate maximum people in a minimum duration.”
Abhay Tidke, the additional district health officer, said apart from the regular vaccine supply from the state, the vaccine donation via the CSR funds helped the drive pick up pace. “More mega vaccination drives and special vaccination drives are going to be a part of the inoculation drives this month,” he said.
On Sunday, around 29,145 beneficiaries were vaccinated across the district, which took the total number of doses administered to 1.07 crore. Of them, 72.49 lakh were given the first dose, while 35.16 lakh took the second dose.
According to the district health office, October would see the highest number of vaccinations as the state had promised to supply more doses than it had in September.
