Nagpur: The Nagpur division on Tuesday recorded its lowest single-day Covid-19 vaccination turnout at 40.74%, since the launch of the programme on January 16.
The office of deputy director of health services said 2,526 health care workers (HCW) and front-line workers (FLW), out of 6,200 target, turned up for the inoculation in five districts on Tuesday.
The turnout was highest in FLW. As against target of 3,100, 1,356 (43.74%) took the jab. Only 1,170 (37.74%) of targeted 3,100 HCW turned up for the inoculation.
Actual turnout will be lower than 40.74%. The turnout is being calculated as per target of 100 per centre. But scheduling of 120-200 HCW and FLW per centre is being done.
There was no vaccination in Chandrapur district for regular immunization of children on Tuesday.
Also, number of centres was reduced from 79 to 62 in remaining five districts where vaccination happened on Tuesday. Vaccination was not conducted in 17 centres probably for regular immunization of children.
Before this, lowest turnout was 54.39% on February 8. Highest achievement of 102.35% was registered in the division on January 23.
The turnout in city was lower than average of the division. Only 558 (31%) of targeted 1,800 HCW and FLW took the jab. It will be lower if calculated as per scheduled HCW and FLW.
The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has increased number of vaccination centres for FLW from three to seven on Tuesday. Still only 245 (35%) of targeted 700 turned up. In HCW, turnout was 28.45% as 313 of targeted 1,100 took the jab.
The officials told TOI, “First schedule of registered HCW is over. Majority of HCW are not coming for vaccination in second schedule. Lowest turnout has continued in FLW,” they said.
The average achievement of the state was 47.25% on Tuesday.
In Amravati division, 2,332 HCW and FLW took the jab in four districts. There was no vaccination in Buldhana district.
Thus, 4,858 HCW and FLW were vaccinated in Vidarbha on Tuesday. Total number of vaccinated HCW and FLW increased to 1,10,226 in the region.