NASHIK: For the first time since January this year, over 3.15 lakh beneficiaries received vaccine doses in a single day on Wednesday across the five districts in north Maharashtra.
The previous best figures for single-day vaccination was registered on September 4, when over 2.47 lakh beneficiaries were given shots across the five districts.
Deputy director of the state health department, Nashik region, Dr PD Gandal told TOI that officials in Nashik, Jalgaon, Dhule, Nandurbar and Ahmednagar districts were able to administer such high number of beneficiaries since vaccines were adequately available.
“The health workers in these districts are doing a stupendous job and should be applauded for their effort,” Gandal commented.
Leading the five districts in the single-day vaccination numbers was Jalgaon, which for the second time since September 4, vaccinated over one lakh beneficiaries. On September 4 Jalgaon’s single-day vaccination figure stood at over one lakh and on Wednesday over 1.16 lakh beneficiaries were given the vaccine.
Similarly, Ahmednagar, with over 88,000 vaccinations, and Nashik, with over 78,000 vaccinations, registered the highest number of vaccinations in their districts on Wednesday.
Jalgaon district collector Abhijit Raut had recently said that the district is capable of carrying out 1.50 lakh vaccinations a day provided availability is not an issue.
Health officials in these districts said they were able to carry out such high vaccination since they had received adequate doses.
Vaccination coordinator and Nashik deputy collector Ganesh Misal said over 28.57 lakh beneficiaries in the district have been either partially or fully vaccinated so far.
There are 405 government vaccination centres and 30 private hospitals involved in the vaccination programme in Nashik district.
“The vaccine supply has improved and hence the single day vaccination in the district is constantly swelling,” added Misal.
